Word: contact
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...half-course in American civilization would probably attract a large number of students. Laboratory men, now too busy for extra-curricular history, might well fit a half-course into their distribution schedules. As a course it could be a new departure in Harvard education, with emphasis on personal contact, small groups, informality, and with less stress on examinations. On the other side it may be argued that the giving of course credit would not necessarily increase participation. Moreover, an experimental course faces the real danger of becoming a notorious snap, particularly if formal check-ups are minimized. And the very...
Such a solution is most satisfactory to all concerned. From the student's point of view it would be ideal if he could readily contact his tutor or section-man. From the instructor's point of view it is very worth-while for him to be close to the libraries and laboratories which the University has to offer. And from the University's point of view, it is desirable that its younger teachers take a larger part in its cultural activities, as well as reside in closer proximity to the University. In essence this housing plan is the logical extension...
...sense I am glad this is my last lecture, since I wish to devote my time to some special work," he continued. "But I shall be very sorry to lose contact with my students and the opportunity to pass on what I think is great in literature...
...April 1. The Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Navy tens which faced the Crimson had been outdoors for over month; thus it was no surprise when they gathered a total of 33 points as against 0 for the players from Cambridge. The series, however, gave the squad some much-needed outdoor contact work, and, when they began outdoor workouts on the Business School Field after vacation, prospects for a fairly successful home season began to develop...
...tried elements of tonality and traditional counterpoint; he has rather employed them as the foundations of a clearly successful and effective idiom. He is one of the most vital and influential figures in contemporary music and it is to be hoped that he will continue to make his contact with America a personal as well as musical one. In view of his treatment at the hands of the present regime in Germany, and his prolonged visits to this country, there is reason to believe that this hope will be realized...