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...Harvard. The editor of the Nation believes that an unrestrained and perfectly free elective system is unwise, just as much as an iron-bound and unyeilding system of prescribed studies is unwise. An elective system by complete courses or groups, - where each one at the beginning chooses a certain group of studies, all bearing towards one general end, is best. The Harvard system is, therefore, we are to infer, unwise. Although there are many objections and many just criticisms to be made upon our present system, we cannot consider it a failure. Its adoption was a step forward, - a step...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 12/5/1882 | See Source »

...foul play were inexcusable and wholly ungentlemanly. The Institute of Technology also complain of the unnecessary foul play experienced by them at the hands of Yale in New Haven, being throttled and handled in a bull-dozing way, and probably Harvard was affected by this feeling to a certain extent, especially after the disabling of their comrade, Wesselhoeft...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 12/2/1882 | See Source »

Peculiarity of certain experimental machines in freshman physics - they won't work...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 11/28/1882 | See Source »

...system must heartily indorse Dr. Crosby's conclusions, in which, we are sure, he voices the earnest feeling of a large portion of the alumni of Harvard." We do not feel prepared to enter into a discussion of this much-vexed question. But of one thing we feel quite certain - that most of those who are competent to judge do still uphold the elective system. We cannot believe that "a large portion of the alumni of Harvard" condemn it, whatever opinions the superior wisdom of Boston journalists may dictate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/28/1882 | See Source »

Prof. Joseph H. Thayer, D. D., will preach in Appleton Chapel tomorrow evening at 7.30 on "Certain Misconceptions Respecting the Bible...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 11/25/1882 | See Source »