Word: working
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...known it may not be amiss to repeat it for the benefit of those who have entered since the war. Instead of forcing the student, while his opinions are yet unformed, to choose some arbitrary course of study, instead of surrounding him with rules and restrictions, his program of work is left to his own taste and initiative. Certain guiding principles must be complied with. Advice and suggestions are fully given; his proposed plan for study must be duly approved. It has always been considered, however, that he is old enough to choose for himself and that the best results...
...applied science and named it the Lawrence Scientific school, in honor of Abbott Lawrence, its first benefactor. About sixty years later, when income became available from the fund bequeathed by Gordon McKay for the development of applied sciences in all its phases, particularly engineering, the scope of this work was enlarged, and the Graduate Schools of Applied Science were established, including the School of Engineering and the Mining School. These schools took over and developed the advanced professional and technical courses formerly given in the Lawrence Scientific School...
...cases. In this way, the student will gain a clear perspective of the branch of the industry he chooses as well as receiving valuable practical experience. Preference will be given to applicants who are finishing their Freshman or Sophomore year, as it is hoped the men will continue their work in subsequent vacations and will thus receive a more complete training...
...Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the successful contestant will be required to devote the major part of his time to studies under the direction of the Department of Economics. Candidates must submit to the chairman of the Department a statement of their previous studies and any written work done by them...
...debating teams have met. It would be a safe wager that this writer has never attempted to participate in a debate, and he probably did not even attend the debate which brought on his laughable and amusing attempt at a display of immature wit. Does he know how much work a debate entails? Is it any worse to lose a debate than to be defeated in an athletic contest? Would he likewise suggest that the members of a losing football team or baseball team should not be awarded their letters? Is his criterion of merit not sincere effort, but accidental...