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...opinion that the introduction of the elective system into the last two or two and a half years of the collegiate courses has contributed much to this result. There has been in years past much undiscriminating criticism by some ultra-conservative college officers in the East of any attempt at modifying the iron-clad curriculum. But it is noteworthy that the very colleges which have been the sources of this criticism are themselves introducing the elective system into the latter half of the course. The commendations of it, which the men have so stoutly opposed it are now forced...
...Finance Club? A stirring lecture from some prominent financier or able business man would do much to gratify a widespread interest in college. Active legislators are prone to sneer at college theorists and their ideas. Why not invite a representative of this school of the world to attempt to correct these ideas. Two lectures from different stand points on this very silver question would shake the two schools together, and might increase the respect of one for the other...
...lecture was an earnest attempt to show how the head and heart can work together and furnish an answer to the question "What can be done in solution of the Social Problem?" There is the old school of political economy which considers that the so-called natural laws of labor and capital are not to be controlled by human agency. The new or ethical school considers political economy an ethical and moral science. The ground we should take is one between these two. Sympathy, years of agitation, legislature have been the factors in lightening the load of evils with which...
...confess to having used our scissors rather freely in making up the article entitled, "Philadelphia's Provincialism," which appears on another page. But the subject is so ably presented by the writer to the Nation that it had been folly for us to attempt to better it. Of course to college men the subject has interest chiefly because of its relations to college life and influence, for Philadelphia's provincialism seems to be attributed in a very large measure to the policy of the University of Pennsylvania, the chief educational institution in that district. The name "University" is made...
...here. 'I do not believe in trying that sort of thing with boys,' was the remark made to me of the matter. Such opinions are unconsciously based on experience furnished by the University of Pennsylvania, and, thus applied, I should concur in them. It would be utterly unwise to attempt to introduce the system in full operation at Harvard at once into the University. A foot-ball player here, in explaining to me the causes of the defeat of the University by another college team, said: 'their men, you know, are much larger than ours.' 'How so?' said I. 'What...