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...satisfy the requirement of a reading knowledge of one language. This is in line with the evolution from the strict rules of a number of years ago when it was necessary for under-graduates to appear before an examiner and be questioned individually by reading passages of a language text-book and answering questions on them...
...American Architecture" is, in the first place, not a text-book for architectural school students. Rather is it a history and critique of architecture. The problems discussed are those which would interest the student of art, perhaps the architect, certainly not the contractor. The questions discussed are matters of taste, with but few blue-prints. In brief, the book is written for the layman...
History as it is written in the present is yet very different from the history of a generation or two ago. Professor David S Muzzey of Columbia in a lecture Sunday at Repertory Hall emphasized the fact that history has to be constantly rewritten. "You could not study a text-book in physics written sixty years ago without making yourself ridiculous," he stated. "No more can you study a text-book of history written sixty years ago on the American Revolution. Historical scholars are continually discovering new material...
...most common method of presenting material in government to undergraduates is by lectures and text-books. This plan has decided advantages. It is the most effective and economical system for presenting basic facts, principles, and descriptive material to large classes. It also makes possible the covering of a large amount of ground in the minimum of time. For many institutions without research bureaus or special libraries containing a wide variety of source-material it is the only practical plan. The lecture text-book method, however, if used exclusively in government has certain advantages, especially for advanced students...
Realizing this fact, most instructors have supplemented the lectures and text-book assignments with written reports, a study of documents or source material such as departmental reports, charters, statutes, overnors' messages, party platforms, and the like, and occasionally a few legal cases. These devices are of great value, but they have their limitations...