Word: tested
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...arms has ceased--the war of ideas continues. The ideas which govern Germany twenty years hence will be the ultimate test of victory...
...faculty and institution of a university are for but one purpose--the mental and physical development of the students. But although they can help, the main test lies with the student himself." He then went on to say that statistics compiled by the faculty have shown that the attainment of scholarship in the Graduate Schools corresponds directly with that obtained by men while undergraduates in the University. President Lowell ended by pointing out that if a man puts his best into his studies and also into his outside activities the former will take less tme, and will increase in standard...
...some possible means of improving them in conformity with the plans of educational reform that are in progress at this University. Originally the Orals were intended to make certain that every undergraduate have a speaking knowledge of French or German, but they have proved in reality only a superfluous test of knowledge already attained in the elementary language courses. If these examinations are to continue in the future it seems desirable to change their name and purpose, in order that they may be more than mere irritating "compulsories...
...plausible suggestion for such a change would be to apply a set of examinations in the Junior, or early part of the Senior year to test a student's ability to comprehend the elementary French or German which is related to his field of concentration. For example, if a man should specialize in Physics he would be called upon to pass an examination in scientific French or German. A student able to pass such an examination would gain access to much valuable material which would otherwise be unavailable. There are some branches of the existing group system, such as Romance...
...Soldiers Field this afternoon at three o'clock. The Academy nine comes to Cambridge with a record of five straight wins, including the strong Cushing School team in their list of victories. So far, the Freshmen have been undefeated, but the contest today will give them their first stiff test...