Word: sighting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...will grant Miss Kelley an idea--old to be sure; but nevertheless an idea. To express such an idea convincingly, however, one must write more lucidly, more connectedly, and more logically. The book is too full of digressions; the main theme is almost always lost from sight. Nevertheless, if the various threads of the story had not all been led to the same place--the happy ending--the naive, if unskilled expressions of philosophy, would have been of greater value. As it is, we have a kind of Daisy Ashford book, spoiled at the finale by partial sophistication...
...rules for Latin were severe enough, inasmuch as they ordered each candidate to pass the Board Latin examinations 1, 2, 4, and 5. Now, however, the requirements are to be satisfied by taking the comprehensive examinations 3 and 4, which means that the student must be tested on "sight" translation only, instead of, in part, upon his prepared Latin authors. In the case of the man who offers advanced Latin for admission, the rule is that no matter if he has previously passed prose composition along with translation of prose authors, he must take this test again in his final...
...untainted by the curse of so-called scientific education. The Harvard man is presented with a degree as soon as he has passed some seventeen courses, selected with due regard to standard rules of concentration and distribution. In pursuing the prescribed aim, he is liable to lose sight of the fundamental reason for his being here. The ideal of systematized education too often replaces all thought of character and culture...
Dean Edsall of the Medical School in his annual report stresses the deplorable lack of men interested in the scientific and experimental branch of medicine. In pursuing the practical applications of the science one is likely to lose sight of the fact that future progress in medicine is to a great extent dependent upon research work in the laboratory. In establishing the degree of Doctor of Medical Science, however, the faculty show that they are now fully alive to the necessity of stimulating interest in this vital aspect of the profession. And yet, the offering of a degree...
...this way the present Freshman election farce would be done away with, because no one would be voting for a man he did not at least know by sight. The affairs of the class would be more centrally and efficiently managed, and the first year men would have the advice of a responsible group of upper classmen in choosing their committee heads. Supervision by the Committee on Freshman Affairs would insure the appointment of men qualified for their offices rather than the election of men who are prominent, but not well suited for the more specialized work of a committee...