Word: research
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...matter now stands the excavation of Delphi by American students would immeasurably advance their interests in classical research, and would probably disclose untold treasures of art and sculpture. There have been several excavations similar to the projected one, and the results of them all have been extremely valuable and productive. America has, however-identified herself little with any of these movements, and for that reason every effort is being made by American students and others interested in the matter to seize upon the present opportunity which is offered. Moreover, at the present time the American school at Athens, in which...
...before beginning the work, and for this purpose $80,000 is needed by the first of June. The American Archaeological Institute has the matter of raising the necessary funds in charge, and this organization is being aided in its work largely by the colleges, by various societies of classical research, and by private individuals throughout the country...
...street. It is to contain two lecture rooms, two laboratories, and private rooms and laboratories for assistants; also a room for a mineral collection and a reading room. Besides these there will be a laboratory for assaying, another for chemical physics, and a third for advanced work and special research. The School of Science is at present so overcrowded that the relief that the new laboratory will afford, by granting ample accommodations for the Analytical, Chemistry and Mineralogy department is greatly needed...
...privatdocenten in "general" and "special" courses compared with that of "full professors" and "instructors" at Harvard and Cornell in elementary and advanced courses. He shows that the tendency is in Germany "to let the older men do the bulk of fundamental instruction-to entrust the special investigation and research mainly to the younger men. On the other hand, at Harvard there is no fraction, at Cornell a very small one, of professors who teach elementary subjects only, whereas more than half of the instructors at Harvard, and nearly three-fourths at Cornell are engaged in just that kind of work...
...course was 250 in Fine Arts 3, and the next greatest number was 232 in Political Economy 1. From this the number descends to one there being ten courses with only one students in each, all of them either advanced language courses or courses for special research...