Word: reformator
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...trust that they will feel called upon to make an extra effort to accomplish their work. During the past year or two, the returns from some of the courses have been delayed for weeks, and even months. It is to be hoped that this year will see a reform in this particular, and that where delay is unavoidable that delay will be as short as possible...
...latter years he advocates a system of groups of study, any one of which the student may choose at his own discretion. Whatever the merits of such a system might be, the great question is, whether Harvard was too hasty in making her latest move. Will not the radical reform which President Eliot has introduced force the standard of short work to be raised in a shorter time than a more conservative policy could. There can be no doubt that the requirements for entrance must be raised tremendously in order to effect any radical reform in the teaching given...
However, all great reforms are directly attended with immediate disadvantages for some past society and the present generation of Harvard men must be contented with their unfair opportunities and look forward with satisfaction to the higher development of the coming generation. Harvard's radical move must gradually elevate the schools, but only very gradually can this be done, for, according to Mill "reform even of governments and churches is not so slow as that of schools." - The only means to this end is to increase the difficulties for admission from year to year, and let us hope that President Eliot...
...meeting of the Reform Club in Boston on Saturday evening, Prof. Taussig spoke on the "Continuation of Silver Coinage." Gen. F. A. Walker of the Institute of Technology also spoke on the same subject. A letter from Mr. Edward Clark was read...
...hardly too early to call attention to and to make an effort to reform an abuse which has been on the increase for years. Each class day witnesses a steady growth in the inflow of the objectionable element who crowd our yard after evening. If the line could be drawn at muckerism, we would simply be repeating a worn out complaint. But the youth of Cambridge are not alone to blame in this particular case. The questionable youth of various stamps are concerned. It has long been a source of mortification to those who have entertained their friends to endure...