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...renders a student more fitted to advance in other courses of that branch, this should be discouraged by making these advanced courses only count one or two-thirds of the standard value to that student. The author of "Our Ranking System" thus declares himself as a champion of a "broad education." Let him be this if he will, but he must not attempt to make "reforms" which shall do injustice to the specialist, nor should he forget that the various courses in the several branches of knowledge are arranged in a sequence of progression, and that a student...
...summarize, the student's desire for broad, full learning prompts him to select the most profitable courses; to take as many of them each year as he can study to advantage; to take at least one course in each of the chief divisions of knowledge. His ambition for collegiate distinction prompts him to select easy courses; to take no more of them than he is obliged to take; to spend his time on one or two branches of study, neglecting all others entirely. This antagonism is truly lamentable; no one will deny that it should be removed if possible...
...method the average student is less likely to become a mere literary grazer than he would be were he, at the commencement of his sophomore year, without any clear idea either of what he ought, or of what he would desire, to study, brought face to face with a broad and unrestricted course extending over three years, and told to pick and choose. The accommodations, however, for those desiring to pursue special courses, or to pursue the regular one in a special manner, are unsurpassed. The degrees of Bachelor of Philosophy and Bachelor of Arts are conferred by the university...
...some change in the long flag walk running the whole length of the yard. In places this walk is in worse condition than it would be without any flagging. In many cases the stones are out of the level or so worn that they hold the water in broad pools which it is impossible to avoid. The walk from University to the gate opposite the Post Office is in a similarly bad condition. These should receive immediate attention, the others should then be cared for as quickly as the college authorities can find the time and money to attend...
...stone bridge are the water walks and spacious grounds of the college, and nothing could be more charming than the long vista of elms on either side and the little stream. This was the poet Addison's favorite path and it is called after him "Addison's Walk." The broad green meadows stretch out on each side, where the deer are seen grazing in the shade of the old beeches whose boughs have and will shelter generations of noisy rooks...