Word: subjects
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON:- Your remarks in Wednesday issue about hour examinations seem well-founded. They undoubtedly voice the sentiment of nine-tenths of the students on that subject. If we are to have a return of regular, oft-recurring examinations, let us have them in the shape of monthlies, to whose occurrence we can look forward with certainty. Such an arrangement would be far less disagreeable than the present whimsical system...
...lecture was profusely illustrated with models, diagrams, and many beautiful specimens, and was much enjoyed by the audience on account of its freedom from technicalities and clear presentation of the subject...
...University now contains not only the political economy library, but also the collection of books on the history of the United States, which has proved of so great use to those who take the course on that subject. The books on political economy were given by members of the class of 1879, and those on United States history have been given in memory of one of that class-Glendower Evans. Evans had been an excellent student while in college, though he did not work for marks and was not among the highest in rank. He gave much of his time...
Professor Cohn's treatment of the subject was admirable, and gave a comprehension of the situation which could never be gleaned from the facts presented in the newspapers...
...historical method. Professor Dunbar lectures upon the economic history of Europe and America since the seven years war, and also upon the history of financial legislation in the United States. Assistant-Prof. Laughlin considers the economic effect of land tenures in England, Ireland, France and Germany-a subject from the standpoint of economic history, the most important in the whole field. Assistant-Prof. Taussig lectures upon the history of economic theory and upon the history of tariff legislation in the United States. The creation of suggestive environment and of real laboratories of economic science is clearly in the minds...