Word: suggests
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...would suggest a system which would award an honors degree, with tutorial instruction and general examinations covering the field as at present, and a pass degree, the candidates for which would meet with a tuter to read and discuss only these parts of the field of concentration which really interest him. The aim would be the aronsal and development of a genuine interest in one or a few aspects of a field without the necessity of reading for general examinations...
...appearance, today, of the Kirkland House Alumni News is a milepost in the development of the House Plan, an indication whose significance is deeper than the six mimeographed pages of "general interest" notes would at first suggest. Beneath the informal, chatty nature of this slender publication lies, in an essential way, all that is implicit in the term "House," all that the founders of the House Plan have hoped...
These are apart from factual knowledge or understanding tested by generals. These should not be restricted to men trying for, "honors," in my estimation. I would suggest that definite recognition be given for the time students spend in tutorial work, and that the course requirement be changed-otherwise there'll be a tendency for students to be expected to do tutorial work in "spare time," which I consider a mistake...
...favored-nation treaties with most, if not all, of the nations likely to ship coal to the United States, the conclusion reached by the Treasury would practically nullify the efforts of Congress to impose an import tax on coal. Indeed it must be conceded that there is nothing to suggest that during the consideration of this legislation either House of Congress had in mind most-favored-nation treaties or that the clause in this statute respecting treaty provisions would operate ... to prevent generally the imposition of the import tax on coal...
...statement is not meant to suggest that the sole function of the tutor is to prepare people for examinations or that examinations cannot be passed without tutorial aid. It indicates rather that one who avoids effort in his tutorial work is not likely to be sufficiently interested in his subject to work independently (this particular student had already failed once before). I believe that the tutor's first duty is to aid the student to obtain a grasp of his subject as a whole, which, sordidly speaking, means passing his divisionals... There is no reason why a tutor cannot help...