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...have done or left undone during the term is determined. It cannot but be unsatisfactory in almost every way. But it is particularly of the system of "cramming," now so much in vogue and which our examination system so carefully nurtures, that we wish to speak. It is absolutely certain, as things are here at present, that certain men will be absent from as many recitations as they dare, and will do little if any work on their courses up to the time for examination. Then with the aid of tutos and a few days of hard "cramming," they will...
...they gave should be literary as well as scientific. He could say, "Would that all our education was scientific as well as literary." There, however, at any rate, it was so, for in Bristol they had taken no narrow view of what a college should be. The fact that certain subjects were so sadly neglected at most schools rendered it the more desirable that their sons should have the opportunity of learning those subjects somewhat later in life. Hence he congratulated the city of Bristol that they possessed a college which cultivated the newer without neglecting the older subjects...
...modern languages in this country, and to discuss methods of teaching the languages and the means of elevating the standard of instruction.- Professors from the best known colleges in the country will attend the convention, Yale, Harvard, Amherst, Williams, and Princeton among others being on the list as certain to send representatives. Unquestionably a great deal of good might be accomplished by an organization of this kind. Marked differences of opinion now prevail as to methods in teaching the modern languages. If uniformity be wholly an impossible thing, as it probably is, it remains clear that the present multitude...
...subject of interest to many, students and instructors alike, is the need of a much larger number of duplicate copies of certain reference books in the library. Several new methods of study have been introduced during the past few years, and among them is the use of reference books for parallel reading. Especially has this become the practice in many of the history courses, which are among the largest and most popular in the elective schedule. One of two alternatives for carrying out this reading must be taken by a candidate in such courses. Either he must buy or borrow...
This state of things is unfortunate. As the college requires us to read certain references in order to keep up, and as the means of purchasing the books referred to is beyond the ability of many students, it should be the duty of the college to furnish enough reference books to satisfy the demand in the large courses. Instructors for the welfare of their sections should notify the authorities of the needs of each course in respect to the number of books wanted, and a greater amount of attention should be given the matter...