Word: reporter
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...committee report on College Requisitions before the Board of Over-seers on Wednesday touches on one or two points of much interest to the students at large. One of these is the recommendation that "a more constant attendance at recitations should be required." The majority of college men find now the attendance at recitations as fully restricted as necessary. Under our system, the recitation or lecture is merely directive, and does not by any means represent the work of the course. Library work, laboratory work, independent study form a large part of many of the most important courses. If, then...
...another column we give an account of the Overseers' meeting yesterday. It will be remembered that lately a committee was appointed to consider the religious interests of the college, and to make a report which should include the subject of chapel attendance. At the session yesterday, only a part of the report was presented, - a recommendation that the Plummer Professorship of Christian morals be filled at once. As is well known, this chair has been vacant since the resignation of Dr. Peabody a few years ago; and as the religious services of the university having no one whose special business...
...concur in electing William Gray, Henry J. Bigelow and Henry Lee Trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts for one year from June 1, 1886. The committee on the requisites for admission to the college, the present elective system and the system of voluntary attendance at recitations presented its report by Mr. Lodge, a minority report being presented by Mr. Smith. The reports were accepted from the committee and the committee discharged. It was voted to lay both reports on the table pending their printing for the use of the board. The committee on the religious needs and interests...
...partial report on the religious needs of the college presented. No action as yet on the prayer petitions...
...stated meeting of the Board of Overseers held yesterday morning at 70 Water St., Boston, Hon. E. Rock-wood Hoar presiding. No one of the special committees were ready to report, and the meeting was adjourned to April 22, when reports on the religious services in the college and religious needs of the University, on the requisites for admission to the college, on the present Elective system, and on the system of voluntary attendance at recitations will be presented...