Word: schemes
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Voluntary chapel is unquestionably the only scheme dear to the hearts of Harvard men, and justly so. Unless the spirit of this year increases, however, a few may become less certain of the wisdom of the Harvard plan. The removal to Appleton offers a good opportunity to prove that it has been habit or a nice sense of the fitness of things which has kept many of us away from chapel...
Last week marked the anniversary of the Honor System at Princeton. The scheme was instituted there 25 years ago whereby the students were placed on their honor during examinations, and it has been adhered to ever since. President Hibben of the university has written a report on the success of the system. An extract follows...
...their patriotic duty to continue. Brown and Pennsylvania State authorities feel that the students ought to be able to enter on various forms of service at the earlier date, if it is quite possible for them to do so by a little more effort. In carrying out the scheme, Brown will make a thorough canvass of the student body to determine each man's qualifications for summer service in order that he may be placed to advantage...
...vote taken yesterday on the question of putting College exercises ahead one hour proves that the majority of students was not convinced of the merits of such a plan. We are not to think the scheme was opposed on selfish grounds alone. The horror of inconvenience may have influenced a great many, but they were sagacious enough to hide the fact. The measure went down to defeat because to too many it seemed impractical and futile...
...place of 11, and so saves one hour of electricity. Although few students rise this early, yet the proposition is just as true for all who get up later. Surely such conservation of artificial light means less waste of fuel. By this proposition, which is practically a daylight-saving scheme, we can in fact reduce our coal consumption...