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Despite the clarity of this fault, no remedy has been taken since "it might lower the standards of a degree." The schools should give this training; there is no reason why Harvard should demand one less course for a degree, so the argument goes. Sidetracking the dispute in this manner not only fails to settle the problem but fails to hit at the root of the error...
...must seem, to put it mildly, rather an anachronism to consider anything French and German in the same breath, but at Harvard the fault to be found with both the French and the German departments is so notably similar that the remedies to be suggested for one apply with equal force to the other...
...followed by University Hall. There can be no doubt but that the action of the trustees bore considerable connection with official opinion. A statement from Mr. Woodward, secretary to President Conant, however, said that the University "has taken no action." It is clear that the University was thus at fault on two scores; first, they did not accept responsibility for an action which they had instigated, and secondly, they did not deal directly with the students concerned...
...Introduction: The CRIMSON questionnaire showed conclusively that the student's enjoyment of courses varied directly with the teaching ability of his section man. The criticism was brought forward several times that the fault lay in the present method of choosing men from the ranks of those studying for a doctorate. These men have in many cases had no teaching experience at all, and have no interest in instructing freshmen in the elementary parts of a subject. We recommend that the method of appointment be revised in all departments, although we do not claim that every doctorate student should be eliminated...
That such meetings rarely make exciting news is the publishers' own fault. They carry on their liveliest business behind closed doors, indulge in "off the record" discussions which newspapers obediently refrain from reporting. For public consumption they hand out reports and speeches viewing with alarm familiar bogeys, congratulating themselves on "vigilance," calling for cooperation, closer understanding...