Word: various
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...introduced, more or less informally, courses designed to give the student some conception of the actual world within which he lives, such as can not be derived from the study of algebra or Latin. Their aim, namely, the general broad view over and the correlation of the various forces which have produced the contemporary state of mankind, is almost a commonplace in the academic life of such an institution as is Harvard where not only many courses as for example, Biology A, but ultimately the tutorial system itself are designed to weld together isolated facts into a coordinated whole...
...policy loses its charm when it is adopted by those who are in charge of announcing the time of examinations. In the present April hours there have been many courses in which were given no other than class room notices, and in some cases these were changed at various times so that unless the class was regularly attended, the student was, "out of luck", to use the words of an instructor...
Under present arrangements, Freshmen are to receive advice on concentration, not only from their particular Faculty adviser but also from other faculty members, representing the various divisions, to whom they may go for any information desired. In addition to this, the matter will be outlined in a general way by President Lowell, R.M. Eaton '17, and Delmar Leighton '19, speaking before the Freshmen next Thursday...
Over 1,000 people crowded into the large lecture hall of the Fogg Art Museum yesterday afternoon to hear Professor Arthur Pope '01 speak on "The Various Phases of Modern Movements in French Art." The audiences yesterday and on Wednesday, when Professor Paul Sachs '00 delivered the first of the two addresses, were the largest and most diversified that have ever attended such events in the Museum...
...tennis prestige, and of Cochet, Bragnon and Borotra, French internationalists and holders of the Davis Cup. Miss Helen Wills, queen of the world's tennis courts, will also be shown in action. Coach Harry Cowles, coach of University and Freshman tennis, is to talk on tennis and explain the various styles...