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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...failure to hand in a list at the proper time, or any proposal of inadmissible topics, may seriously interfere with the success of the student in question. Owing to the shortness of the time, and the number of persons concerned, the instructors cannot undertake to correct any mistakes as to these matters. Especial care should therefore be taken to conform to the foregoing rules...
...often hears criticisms on the English department of Harvard because there is no single course in which a student can get a comprehensive knowledge of English literature. It is perfectly true that no such course exists, for the simple reason that it would be of no value. The courses are to teach the students the literature, the real works of the authors, which certainly cannot be done in one year, but may be fairly well done in four years...
...detailed explanation of Dr. Sargent's system would occupy much space, and would be foreign to our present purpose. The remarkable results of its adoption at Harvard can, however, be illustrated by a single group of facts. The measurements of each student are compiled into a resulting "total strength," which in the case of the man showing the best development among the students of 1880, was indicated by 675.2. This man was F. D. Jordan. The average total strength of the ten best men in that year was 665.2. In 1881, C. H. W. Foster, the highest on the list...
Since 1884 complete tables have not been compiled, but enough is known to show that while the total strength of the best developed student is not higher than the remarkable figure of 1884, there are among the students now in college no less than 200 whose total strength is higher than the best man in 1880, while the average in the whole university shows a great advance in development over that of 1880. This fact illustrates better than anything else that can be said the thoroughly satisfactory practical results of the system of adjusting exercise to individual needs. - Cambridge Tribune...
...failure to hand in a list at the proper time, or any proposal of inadmissible topics, may seriously interfere with the success of the student in question. Owing to the shortness of the time, and the number of persons concerned, the instructors cannot undertake to correct any mistakes as to these matters. Especial care should therefore be taken to conform to the foregoing rules...