Word: questions
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...front license, and "rear" on the rear one.† It occurred to me in this connection that these States have passed laws banning the teaching of the theory of organic evolution in state-aided schools. Will you kindly get your staff of psychologists, anthropologists, etc., busy on this question, and inform me whether there is any connection between the danger of teaching evolution and the necessity of marking both ends of the car differently? Just last week I saw evidence that at least one person from the three above named States had a sense of humor. He had the "rear...
...question why Freshmen have not been included in the "House plan" has been raised with some persistence in certain circles. To include them would involve a change in the construction of Harvard, both past and future which the authorities do not intend. It furthermore would undermine one of the most fundamental principles on which Harvard is founded...
...based on close: "supervision" of Freshmen. The Harvard authorities do not care to direct the mode of living of its students either in the Freshman dormitories or in the Houses. What Harvard does is to place the opportunity before an undergraduate, and with the possible exception of the question of standards of scholarship, leave it up to him to take it if he wants to. Freshman Deans, Advisers. Proctors and Supervisors are on hand for anyone to consult who wants to, but unless a man is in scholastic difficulties they are still only an opportunity. That these advisers are tutors...
...influence of upperclassmen is concerned I think it of doubtful value as regards Freshman problems. What would be eliminated however would be President Lowell's annual visitation to the Parent's league of Boston, to ask them not to invite Freshmen to Debutante Balls, and to answer the usual question about locking the gates of the Freshman Halls at midnight by saying "Madam, would you have me lock them...
...changes in educational method at Harvard. Founded at a time when all scholastic success was measured by isolated course grades, this organization has continued on the ancient theory that what was good enough for our grandfathers is good enough for us. The present result of this policy has without question left the Phi Beta Kappa Society with a somewhat foolish grin on its scholarly features. After all, anyone who knows anything about what Harvard has of late years been trying to offer in the way of an education will know where to direct his smile when he sees...