Word: students
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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This has been effected by the reforms of the licence-es-science, a degree which must be taken before the doctorate. American students have hitherto frequented Germany almost exclusively, because of the liberty the universities of that country offer in the choice of studies, in permitting a change of university and in requiring no examinations excepting when the student applies for a degree...
...recent decree introduces all the best features of the German system into the French faculties of science. Hereafter a student will be admitted to these faculties on an American bachelor's degree, and will be permitted to choose his studies. After pursuing any scientific course a year, he can, if he wishes, apply for an examination in this branch, and if successful obtain a certificat d'etude. Three such certificates, taken, for instance, say, in calculus, pure mechanics and astronomy, will make him a licencie, and he can then secure the French doctorate, which is decidedly superior to the German...
...French system possesses one distinct advantage over that of Germany. It is this: that in Germany the student presents his thesis first, and if this is accepted he is admitted to examination. Everything hangs upon one chance. He receives the doctorate or nothing...
...Woodworth. 3. A course in advanced field work, in field research and professional methods, by Professors Shaler and Wolff. The course will cover parts of New England, Southeastern New York, Southern Virginia and Northern New Jersey. A thesis will contain the result of the work done by each student...
...student who is not in the examination room within five minutes after the hour appointed for the examination shall not be admitted without permission of the instructor or of the officer in general charge of the examinations...