Word: thoroughness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...business and to do service to the greatest advantage" will be Mr. Hoover's policy in the thorough reorganization of the Department of Commerce. It is his plan to give this department a broader scope than it has hither to possessed. Separate bureaus of foreign and domestic commerce are to be created and co-operation will be furthered between various trade organizations. Then, too, by giving to this department many of the duties which at present are assigned to other executive departments, such as the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Directorship of Public Roads, and to Inland and Coastwise Waterways Service...
Members of the Junior class who have not yet reported, but may desire to enter the competition and take advantage of the opportunity given for practice in wtriing and for a thorough study of the editorial side of journalism, may sign during the remainder of the week, by reporting to H. S. Villard '21 at the Crimson Building between the hours of four and five or seven and eight o'clock daily, afternoon and evening...
That purpose has been differently apprehended at different times in the history of theological education. At first it meant a thorough knowledge of the Hebrew and Greek languages, and consequent ability to interpret the Bible correctly. That idea has almost disappeared. Few recent graduates of the Harvard Divinity School have studied Hebrew, and a knowledge of Greek is not required for its degree. There are, however, subjects which a learned minister is expected to know--the Bible, church history, theology,--and which form a large part of the curriculum of all Divinity schools, but of late there have been significant...
...Right Ascension, between Declination and Altitude, he concludes that the standard in astronomy at Harvard, is too high, and he goes elsewhere. Another youth finds pleasure in the Canterbury Tales, but discovers that at Harvard, a course of study in the Anglo-Saxon language is necessary for a thorough knowledge of Chaucer. He likewise goes elsewhere...
...Sophomore and Junior years the dreaded "Divisionals" are so far distant that it is difficult for the ordinary student to take a very active interest in his tutorial reading, which, at best, is only a very indirect preparation for the examinations. The Senior, however, is anxious to do some thorough work, but is prevented from accomplishing much by lack of time. The most effective tutorial method for Seniors which is now used by at least one member of the Department of Economics, is to hold two "group" or individual conferences a week, one hour on the "general" and one hour...