Word: standard
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Only seventy of the two hundred and fifty applicants passed the examination for Clark University. The standard for a dmission is said to be higher than that of Johns Hopkins...
...scheme it is hoped that this year there will be a larger and better collection to choose from. Professor Paine's courses in Music afford a good training in composition, and there are undoubtedly many in college who understand the subject well enough to write songs of the required standard...
...graduate contribution by Mr. Edward Fuller discusses the proposed shortening of the term. The author opposes it because he fears that it will lower the Harvard standard; and because he thinks that professional men can well afford to spend their additional year in maturing their judgment. "His reason is sentimental-even illogical" in places. and he hardly makes as strong a case as might be expected. He returns at the end to "sentiment considerations to find the strongest ground of opposition to the proposed change;" for" it is primarily and essentially a concession to the vulgarizing spirit...
...Real wages are also higher in the United States-Consular Report 40, p 304, et seq; 42 pp. 12-14 and 15; 45 pp. 117-118. (a) Proven directly by the amount an American workman can save. (b) Proven indirectly by his higher standard of living...
...founder, has arrived and the books are now on the shelves in Sever 4. Dr. Francke while abroad this summer, kindly attended to the purchase of the books and invested but one third of the amount given to him. His object in doing this was to buy the standard works of German literature and on German literature from the 4th to the 19th century. Gradually the less important works will be bought and the gaps will be filled in, so that by the end of the year Dr. Francke expects the library will cover in a fair manner the field...