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...second place, I should be grateful if the anonymous defender of those who suffer from "a sudden fatigue of academic honors" would explain his profound ignorance of the very nature of General Examinations. If he believes that a "knowledge of Shakespeare-(sic) note by note" is sufficient to gain a degree summa cum laude in English, I advise him to study the requirements for a degree in any literature, ancient or modern, and to read the examinations set for those concentrating in such fields. This applies with equal force to all fields in which General Examinations are given, with...
...Harvard 3 he will satisfy a historical appetite by hearing Professor Haring speak on "The Indian in the Spanish Colonies." Two hours later a trip to the Geology lecture room at 12 o'clock should help satisfy his curiosity about the physical world, for Professor Mather will there explain one of the forces that helped mold it into its present form in a lecture on. "The Action of Waves and Currents...
...dormitory, the members of the Dental School have had to depend on individual initiative in ferreting out some mode of regular exercise. The arrangements recently effected with the Y. M. C. A. now put a wide rango of athletic opportunity before these men and only lassitude can explain negligence on the part of upperclassmen. Not even this loophole is allowed Freshmen for they are required to take some form of exercise at least twice a week. The apparent paternalism on the part of the authorities is easily excusable in view of the novelty of a scheme involving a dovetailing...
...widening the latitude of study to embrace topics related to the central theme in their status as background or sources. An understanding of these rich stores of artistic symbolism will deepen the meaning of the carved or painted subject for the student. There have been men who could explain the significance of Judith and Holofernes in oil or marble, who did not know, to borrow sporting parlance, what league these principals played...
...likes to think and work. Their "road to plenty" has much the same idealistic ring as his own "abolishing poverty." Their job reserve plan served as an exegesis of his own campaign promise of a large continuous public works program. So he authorized Governor Brewster of Maine to explain the job reserve at the Governor's conference in New Orleans last week (see col. 1) and to announce it as an outline of the Hoover plan for protecting Coolidge prosperity...