Word: writing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...step would be retrogressive. Under the present conditions the quality of the English used in examination papers is appallingly bad. To lower the entrance requirements in English would in no way remedy this evil. Harvard College is certainly not the place to teach men to spell properly and to write good grammar. That at least should be done by the preparatory schools. The committee have now under consideration a plan which should work very well. It is to print fac-similes of the examination papers written by graduates of the leading schools, naming in each case the writer's preparatory...
...paper. It is, however, much better that a man should try and find himself deficient than to lose the chance for valuable training and development. It is not necessary that a candidate should have any remarkable literary ability in order to be successful. It is necessary that he should write up articles in a good, clear, style, and that he should be energetic, alert, and willing to work hard if need be for the paper. He should be able to get facts precisely as they are, and to put them into readable shape with some skill. These are the essential...
...following topics are suggested for theses in English 9. Men who wish to write on other subjects should consult the instructor...
...method of work is very simple. Each teacher has one or two Chinamen in his class, whom for two hours on Sunday afternoon he instructs in the elements of the English language, teaching how to pronounce, spell and write easy common words, and as much more as the pupils are capable of learning. They are very appreciative of the efforts made by their teachers; the dozen or more Harvard students at present teaching there feel wholly repaid by the gratitude of the scholars. Any who may wish to take up this work will find it both interesting and profitable. Further...
ENGLISH C.- The second forensic will be returned today, in Sever 35, from 3.30 to 5.30. Students who do not call or send for their forensics at this time will not be allowed to re-write. late forensics, however, will not be returned today...