Word: western
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...talk before the College Conference last night, President Eliot brought out many interesting and significant facts in relation to Harvard's development and the advance of the whole educational system in America. Of his observations perhaps none was more striking than when he spoke of the rapidity with which western colleges are approaching the high standard of the eastern colleges. For Harvard at this time such a fact has especial significance. We are now in the midst of a discussion, for and against, the reduction of the requirements for the A. B. degree. As we understand...
...opponents to this line of reasoning, those who are for the change, would seem to gain a point from President Eliot's observation, if it be accurate. He says that the Western colleges will soon be practically as highly developed as our Eastern colleges; and that, consequently, men will stop coming to the Eastern colleges from the West. The opponents to the proposed reduction at Harvard claim, as we have seen, that such would not be the result. If they are willing to acknowledge so remarkable a growth and future career for our Western colleges, they must draw conclusions diametrically...
First among Harvard's many gifts to the West is the elective system. Although this system was thought of by many long before it was introduced at Harvard, yet as it has received its most liberal development in this college, it can justly be called a Harvard institution. Western universities have been struck by Harvard's success and progress under the elective system and have been eager to adopt it as far as their resources would allow. The election of studies in the University of Minnesota is even more liberal than at Yale...
...elective system has also entered into the schools. The high schools of all the great western cities have adopted a system of election of courses, although not of particular studies. The grammar schools of the West have a wider range of study than those of the East. This elective system which has been so rapidly developed is one of Harvard's gifts to the West...
...system of individual instruction. This was first introduced by Louis Agassiz in the form of natural science laboratory. The laboratory system spread through Harvard and even to the schools. In the University this individualization has taken the form of conferences and seminaries. In nearly all of the western schools the laboratory system has been to a great extent adopted. Individualization is bound to produce good results; for what both the individual and the community need is the development to the utmost of each man's capacity...