Word: systemization
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...collects the most money will get the job, provided he is personally acceptable. This underlying condition has led to many sharp decisions and much ill-feeling--we cite no instances, but the air is full of them. This must necessarily continue, so long as the present system is adhered to. What is the use of having a competition, if the best competitor does not win out? The money itself is hardly a consideration, since there are other and less obnoxious ways of raising that. The sole actuating cause seems to be the idea that there must be a competition...
President Lowell's splendid address on "Competition in College" has turned the attention of every thinking Harvard man to some dangers of our elective system. The more we recognize these disadvantages, the more we ought to look-out that the system does not become burdened by new and superfluous dangers. I am sorry to see that a new harm connected with the election of courses is threatening in consequence of the postal card canvass of the Seniors which the Harvard Illustrated Magazine instituted and published the week before last...
...subject like logic or psychology or history of philosophy is really to reach a large number of beginners, it would be absurd for the instructor to feel influenced by such negative votes, unless he knew the quality of the voter. Above all it would be dangerous for our elective system, if serious students were guided by such a commentary in the choice of their courses. There may be poor courses in the University, but the chances are great that this kind of canvassing with this kind of answering and tabulating entirely distorts the picture and works as a warning, just...
...rapidly increasing number of men who take their degrees in three years renders some change in the system of conferring almost inevitable, and that in the near future. Many men at the close of their Junior year are forced to choose between the easy, happy life of a Senior, and the more secluded, studious life of a member of a graduate school. The considerations which influence their decision may best be summarized as financial, athletic and social. They are too well known to need discussion...
...closing he spoke of the elective system. A man should have complete mastery of one subject and a slight knowledge of several. The best guide in this is the Degree with Distinction, in any subject, but preferably not too closely allied with the study which is to be your life work...