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...undergraduate mind the very real connection which exists between College and life work is obscure, has unfortunate results. Seniors by reason of longer experience are of more value to various College organizations than are underclassmen. Also, this "faineant" attitude of Seniors and the habits that inevitably accompany it render more difficult and more irksome the transition to the life of real work which for most of us will follow graduation. To obtain all the enjoyment possible out of College is laudable, but it is unfortunate that this desire should result in a self-centered and idle existence instead...
...speeches at tonight's Engineering Dinner should possess interest for a large and varied number of men. Naturally, for engineering students, both graduate and undergraduate, the occasion will be of exceptional value. In addition, the fact that tonight's remarks will treat the different phases of engineering will render them valuable for two other classes of students. To men in the elementary stages of engineering study, who have not yet decided upon the particular branch of their profession which they will ultimately adopt, tonight's exposition of the whole field should be of aid in determining in this final choice...
Obviously, then, if class buttons possess value for Seniors (and their retention by seven successive classes is strong evidence that they do), such insignia would render much greater service to Freshmen...
...this tendency towards the mechanical production of theses, the type of subject ordinarily assigned should be radically changed. Instead of the old stock topics that have already received full elucidation, a subject involving personal research might be given, whenever, this is possible. Should, however, the scope of any course render a subject of this character impracticable, a minute topic, with its causes and effects and its relation to larger movements, might be substituted with equal advantage. Subjects of this sort would necessitate thorough and conscientious application for the collection of all available material, and, in addition, they would require thought...
...illusions by which they are oftentimes obscured. Also, condensation and conciseness of expression are promoted by careful note taking. Finally, a very practical side to the advantages accruing from the possession of complete notes becomes apparent at the end of term time, when they are nearly certain to render tutoring and seminars superfluous...