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...explained in our editorial of October 13, the fact that undergraduates are expected to maintain in certain advanced work a standard beyond their knowledge, limits the usefulness of such courses by excluding men who are dependent upon high marks. The CRIMSON feels that it is possible to broaden the field of study by marking upon progress rather than attainment...
...avowed purpose of any written work is to further or broaden the students' knowledge and appreciation of the main subject of a course. The History 13 reports do not fulfill this object nearly as effectively as they might, the CRIMSON makes bold to claim. The preparation of the bibliography consists of looking over the indexes of as many books as possible which may contain references to the man who is under consideration. If a short life of the man in question is required, the student must also summarize the shortest biography of the individual that he can find. The final...
...electing to itself a member primarily a scholar, the Student Council has taken one step in the right direction. If this widening of horizon means that the Council intends to broaden the scope of its activity, it may become really useful to the undergraduates. At present, however, so far as the body of the undergraduates knows, it might just as well have gone out of existence. There is no dearth of tasks to which the Student Council might profitably turn its hands, and it is only by embracing these opportunities and by showing some initiative in undergraduate affairs that...
...more sensible than most persons are willing to believe. The students who will be affected are the ones who are pursuing specialties to the point of narrowness, and the loafers whose exploiting of the elective system leads to mastery of no subject. The specialist will be required to broaden out; the student in pursuit of "snap" courses will be required to concentrate. Both processes will tend to the same end--the turning out of well-rounded men, equally ready to enter on their life-work or to pursue their studies in a graduate school...
...which is essential to success. Care, good breeding, intelligence, and fidelity are indispensable, and there is a field for originality and intellectual growth. Though the retail business has reached a high level, there will always be a vast opportunity for men with first-class executive and financial ability to broaden and improve the business profession...