Word: settings
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
These views are set forth in a recent issue of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin by the Principal of a Secondary School which sends nearly all of its boys to Harvard. As a remedy, this principal proposes reducing the quantity of the college entrance requirements by one-fourth, the quality remaining the same and requiring the successful candidates to show by personal conference that they have made good use of their leisure time...
...goal of the boy in the preparatory school under the present regime is the passing of a large number of required subjects, the quantities and degree of advancement of each carefully set down in black and white. The more fortunate youths go to tutoring schools where they learn by heart answers to probable questions. In what way does this differ from a parrot learning the alphabet? Those of us who spent four years in acquiring the "canned education" necessary for admission to college would like to see the men coming on now in school have something in their mind...
Fifteen million dollars is the goal set this year for the National Roll Call, which is to be gained through new memberships and renewals of old ones. This money is to be expended in helping remedy the terrible conditions existing in devastated countries in Europe and in helping to carry out the projected preparedness program against epidemics and disasters...
Since this show is preliminary to the Princeton Senior Prom the program has been shortened considerably from the standards set in former years. The program on the part of the University Clubs only can be printed. The Glee Club will sing four selections: Serenade, Borodine "Give a Rouse," Bantok A Bedouin Love Song, Foote Harvard Football Songs...
Garrity, Trimble, and Lowrie were all back in the scrimmage today for the first time in two weeks. The return of this trio solves the backfield problem which has been facing Coach Roper. The Tigers new have both an excellent first-string backfield and an almost equally good set of substitutes...