Word: showings
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These figures show an increase in the course of the four years in the number of men from both St. Paul's and Andover, but a falling off in the number from Exeter. This apparently retrograde movement in regard to the representation from Exeter is owing to the great decrease in the number of students at Exeter proper, and as an actual fact the percentage of students who came this year to Harvard in proportion to the total number of students at Exeter is greater than in the previous four years...
...Germanic languages and literatures the candidate must have a knowledge of Greek at least equal to that required for passing the examination in elementary Greek at admission, must show a reading knowledge of Latin, German, and French, and must present as his major subject either the English or the German language and literature, and as minor subjects that one of these two not chosen as his major subject and either Germanic Philology or Comparative Literature. In the minor subjects the requirements will include: for English, an outline knowledge of the history of the literature or of the history...
...Romance languages and literatures the candidate must have a knowledge of Greek at least equal to that required for passing the examination in elementary Greek at admission, must show a reading knowledge of Latin, French, and German, and must present as his major subject the French or the Italian or the Spanish language and literature, and as two minor subjects the other two of these; but either Romance Philology or Comparative Literature, or both, may be substituted as minor subjects. If French, Italian, or Spanish is a minor subject, the candidate must be able to use easily books written...
Throughout this work it has been the aim of the committee only "to emphasize the principles which should govern all secondary school programmes, and to show how the main recommendations of the several conferences may be carried out in a variety of feasible programmes...
...shall not discuss it here. Our point is simply this, that people are beginning to appreciate that they can no longer confine the terms "extravagance" and "rich man's college" to Harvard without betraying distressing ignorance and laying themselves open to the charge of idiocy. Harvard can show no festival of any kind which assumes nearly the proportions in the matter of expense, for so long a period, as the Yale Junior Promenade. The only thing which approaches it is Class Day; but this only lasts a few hours and is no such steady pull on a man's purse...