Word: subjects
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...candidate much have had Greek, Latin, and mathematics in order to be eligible for the scholarship. "Subject to these conditions, a candidate to be eligible must: (1) Be a citizen of the United States with at least five years' domicile, and be unmarried; (2) By the first of October of the year for which he is elected have passed his nineteenth and not have passed his twenty-first birthday; (3) By the first of October of the year for which he is elected, have completed at least his Sophomore year at some recognized degree-granting university or college...
...that the degree of Bachelor of Arts is essentially a degree in liberal studies, just as the Bachelor of Science is a degree in scientific studies. Our Faculty in general is predisposed in favor of Greek, and is doing all it can to encourage the study of this subject as one of the most important elements in a liberal education. For a long time it has, however, been increasingly difficult and indeed often impossible for men who wished to pursue liberal studies to prepare themselves to meet Princeton's entrance requirements in Greek. To such students a course in beginning...
...subject of universal, as against specialized and spectacular physical training, has been erected into a definite department, with special courses in physical training and hygiene added, so that the care of the body shall become an integral part of the university's care and thought...
...special curriculum, but of a system which encourages the student to think. Two factors are preeminent to the success of such a system. First, many instructors who stimulate thought; second, an opportunity for instructors to meet the undergraduates for discussion and an emphasis on a general grasp of the subject rather than a knowledge of details. The second factor the University has already grasped and acted upon; it remains to develop the first. This will take time. In the meanwhile it is deeply satisfactory to know that Harvard has seen beyond the immediate conditions of our country, and is working...
...Lloyd McKim Garrison Prize for the "best poem on a subject or subjects to be chosen annually and announced by a committee of the Department of English" will not be awarded this year. Professor G. P. Baker '87, Barrett Wendell '77, and J. L. Lowes, A.M. '03, the judges, have decided that none of the poems submitted were of sufficient merit. Manuscripts may be obtained by the owners at University...