Word: questioned
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...problem of choosing a vocation, which is the subject of an editorial in the current Advocate, probably presses upon the serious undergraduate more persistently and causes more mental anguish than any other question. There are some men, no doubt, who enter college with a permanent interest in some definite field. Most students, however, come to the University with no strong preference for any definite pursuit. The intellectual stirring which they receive in their Freshman year destroys their preconceived ideas. And henceforth they suffer most from a lack of knowledge, not only of the nature of various occupations, but also...
...case is important since it establishes the attitude of the Cambridge Board upon the question of the registration of University students. The question of improper assessment was in connection with the reliability of the witnesses produced by the applicants before the Board of Assessors, and which has been made the subject of an investigation by the Middlesex County Grand Jury, and upon which the Grand Jury as yet has reported no finding. The contention of the applicants on this point was that this question was not one which the registrars could pass upon since it involved the action...
...This testimony and their allegation of ignorance every fair-minded man must accept; first, because, on general principles, they should have the benefit of the doubt; next, because they are men whose word amount those who know them is taken without question. Nor should their ignorance surprise anybody who has closely observed youth. A printed rule forbade their receiving board; probably not one of them had ever read the book of rules. If students read--and remembered--all the printed matter made accessible to them by the college office, there would be an immediate cut in the price of college...
...permit in any degree such a gathering of fresh energy. And it is not long enough, especially for western men. For students who live on the coast, to take the extreme case, ten days must be spent in transit; and this makes a journey home out of the question. Even for men who live in the Mississippi Valley the trip can only be the briefest. And the one or two extra days allowed by the Office is not enough to remedy the evil,--even if consistency may be admitted in assuming that western men can afford to miss...
...question of Wallace's eligibility has been under discussion for over two weeks. The facts of the case are that two years ago he took part in a soccer game in a small college in southern California, playing for five minutes. The question under discussion was whether this made him ineligible to take part in athletics at the University under the three year rule. It was finally decided that he was eligible...