Word: systemic
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Harvard X-ray expert, making use of a system of identifying paintings which was originated and developed by the Fogg Art Museum, is likely to prove the deciding witness in the $500,000 art trial which has been waged in New York for the last four weeks over "La Belle Ferronniere...
...informal program will be followed. This evening will be given over to discussion groups. Two of these, those dealing with "Social Service and the Social System" and with "The Problem of Racial Minorities," will be led by J. H. Lane '28, graduate secretary of Phillips Brooks House, and R. H. Hill 1T.S. respectively. On Saturday morning a speech by Dr. Gilkey will be followed by various forums. Saturday afternoon will be devoted to winter sports; and in the evening Dr. Gilkey will speak again. Morning watch service and an afternoon Communion service will conclude the scheduled events...
...thorough knowledge of their profession, but their lack of a sound cultural background will seriously hinder them in formulating ideas in the true perspective of actual events. Instead of a step forward, the idea is a compromise between the old method whereby no degree was required, and the present system of demanding a foundation in the arts previous to entering any advanced field...
...casual observer, the suggested reform to the tune of $11,000,000 to make an "inner-college" system, seems infinitely preferable to the present chaotic system at Harvard, where all the students with the exception of the Freshmen, are cliqued in small groups all over Cambridge and eat and sleep wherever their purses and inclinations desire...
...very nature of the proposition, as the writer clearly points out, implies that practically all instruction would be individual, since formal class meetings would be done away with. The difficulty of securing an adequate supply of instructors with the proper qualifications, something absolutely essential to the success of the system, is a serious obstacle to its materialization. Moreover, the expense herein entailed makes the possibility of its introduction on a large scale still more remote. Even putting these practical considerations aside, there is much to be said for the present day theory of education, which is based on the principle...