Word: wider
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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President Lowell opened the meeting with an explanation of the "New Harvard Plan" of admission. He showed that this new system will bring Harvard into contact with a wider range of preparatory schools than ever before. Its object is not to get a great many men, but the best ones from all over the country...
...CRIMSON to prevent these criticisms from becoming too technical. The reviewers will be for the most part students of the University who are taking advanced work in the study of the drama, and it is hoped that their reviews will be of general interest and may help toward a wider appreciation of the best of the modern plays...
...Wider known outside, perhaps, than inside the University, was Mrs. Williamina Paton Fleming, whose interesting life and invaluable astronomical researches are commemorated by Professor Edward C. Pickering...
...geographical distribution of candidates who were admitted indicates that one object of the new plan is likely to be attained--namely, that it will be instrumental in securing a wider representation of students from different parts of the country. Under the old plan of admission, the pecentage of students admitted from schools outside of New England has never been over 20 per cent. Of the candidates admitted this year under the new plan, about 50 per cent come from schools outside of New England...
...criticism; it is also less difficult for those in authority to select men who have proved their ability in some other way, than to take the time necessary to make a selection from untried material. Nevertheless, with a more general willingness to undertake seemingly thankless tasks, and a wider distribution of such tasks, we believe that our activities would gain the benefits of active participation with no accompanying sacrifice of efficiency...