Word: developement
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...University at present that the prescribed seventeen, limited by the requirements of Concentration and Distribution, leave the prospective graduate with a feeling that somehow or other he is not getting even the cream off the milk. A half course for sub-freshmen on "What to Take in Harvard" might develop a man capable of choosing the most interesting, broadening and thoroughly satisfactory courses given in Cambridge; but, failing that, the great majority of undergraduates at the end of four years look back to an academic career full of mistakes in judgment and neglected opportunities. Sometimes a necessary History course conflicts...
Just such a situation is what the proposed Clearing House, it is to be hoped, will prevent, by establishing in the spirit of the mediaeval art guilds a national centre not only to develop art production, but to stabilize conditions so that a great art can be produced...
...rarities, they are said by library authorities to serve as a foundation for a good Portuguese library in both history and literature, and to include also books on economics and sociology. Mr. Stetson has made previous similar gifts to the University, and with his aid it is hoped to develop a noteworthy collection representing the literature and history not only of Portugal itself, but also of Brazil...
...enough time to show their qualifications; others would succeed, whose defects had not appeared. In either case, under a system of shorter competitions the paper would be bound to suffer. The competitions will mean hard work, but without it there would be lacking the training and experience necessary to develop competent editors. The work is not so hard as to interfere seriously with studies, as a glance at the records will show. If a man is not able to handle both, the fault...
...develop fully a Harvard team worthy of the name, is a two months' job; but to develop an undergraduate support worthy of that team ought not to take anything like the time. Lukewarm cheering, poor attendance, lack of interest in the games inevitably have an effect on the team. In the past when such difficulties have been encountered they have been due largely to a lack of organization among the student body...