Word: reformations
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Even the seemingly almighty examination system is only mortal, and will soon pass out to use. So, at least, says Professor Thorndike, of Columbia, famous as the father of the psychological-test-for-entrance-to-college system, and who now proposes another scheme of education reform. The old system of grading is demoralizing to students, depending as it does, upon mere chance, or "the stupid conceit and sardonic indifference of the individual instructor". The shocking results of such a system, continues Professor Thorndike, are demonstrated by the scandalous fact that at Harvard As are thirty-five-times as common...
...political reform", said Mr. Moors, "is due to hard work by somebody. At the present time events are taking place which should held the attention of college...
...only the states in which the colored population is large that would be affected by the proposed reform. Massachusetts herself, with her literacy qualification for suffrage, would probably lose at least one congressman by a rigid application of the proposed laws regarding representation. Because of other northern states in a similar position, an investigation and its resulting readjustment would be felt in all parts of the country, although of course, in varying degrees...
...fact that the management was having great difficulty in finding men who would agree to entertain the visiting runners. There are eighteen schools represented, he said, and of these, only six have clubs at Harvard. In closing, he suggested that here is at first hand an opportunity to reform the present attitude of undergraduates toward prep school men. Otherwise teams from the twelve schools which have no alumni organizations at the University, will have a cold welcome a week from Saturday...
...Republican party has long enjoyed the reputation of being a better business organization than the Democratic, and its supporters will and in the new budget bill much to praise. It is, of course, a long-looked for reform in government administration,, and the arguments in favor of it are familiar to everyone. No business organization would attempt to get along without a budget, and in many cases a large company will have individual budgets for its various departments. The government is the greatest business organization in the country, and it is almost humorous to think that in this land...