Word: systemic
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...however, he should look into the matter thoroughly he could probably assign the cause of his missed opportunities to a poor understanding of his elementary courses. May we blame the instructors for this phenomenon? Considering the American system of education in its entirety it would be impossible to assert that preparatory courses are as generally inefficient as the information of the men would seem to indicate. And yet it is not right to place all the blame on the student. Perhaps the inducement to the intelligent appreciation of a course are not what they should...
...main problem which was before the psychologists in the Great War was to put "the right man in the right place" and to place him quickly. For this purpose, several co-ordinate methods were devised, the most interesting being the psychological tests, the trade tests, the classification system, and the rating scale...
...Committee has announced, after conference with the Committee on Industrial Hygiene of Harvard University, that it will devote itself chiefly to investigations into the best methods for safeguarding the health of mercantile employees, the development of a system of health education for store employees, and the establishment of courses in the Harvard Medical School to train physicians in the special problems of health administration in retail stores...
...spite of many predictions to the contrary there is not likely to be much change in the old system of intercollegiate athletics as a result of the war. At nearly all the larger institutions the plans for next spring are being made along practically the old lines and it is altogether probable that the same will be true of next autumn's fooball schedule when the time comes. Educators have had a good deal to say about the excellent opportunity for reform which was afforded the colleges by reason of the suspension of intercollegiate athletics during the war; but during...
...hoped, however, that some of the more flagrant abuses of the old system will be eradicated when intercollegiate contests are resumed. The whole array of paid coaches, trainers, scouts, and other attendants ought to be cut down considerably and the number of games which involve travelling might well be reduced. These things have made college athletics unduly expensive in the past and have given all college sport the taint of semi-professionalism. If the system is not to be reformed, it should at least be improved. Boston Herald...