Word: curriculum
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...fairly quick ear he may be able later to whistle enough of the tune to pass; and passing is the "sine quanon" of undergraduate existence. It is surprising that no undergraduate seems to have discovered the beauties of Gothic literature, and asked the Faculty to enrich the curriculum by offering a course in Gothic literature in translation...
...curriculum as vast as Harvard's there must be some kinds of knowledge that are more easily acquired than others. This does not signify that the substance of a comparatively easy course is any less valuable than that of others--that an easy course is for that reason to be avoided by the super-serious student...
...curriculum before this system was inaugurated had aimed specifically at training them men who design and operate our industrial plants, transportation systems and public utilities. The engineering enterprises, however, have become increasingly complex; these problems are no longer mainly technical, but are also in a large measure labor and management problems. The new plan of instruction fits the student to meet these new conditions...
This scholarship is annually presented to that member of the Freshman class who, in academic record, achievements in athletics and other extra-curriculum activities, is considered to have done most for his class...
...variety of teachers, opinions, and methods are neither necessary nor desirable. Such a variety may be highly desirable in arts courses; but arts courses not essential to the immediate education of the cadet form no part of the curriculum...