Word: germane
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...special meeting of the Board of Overseers held yesterday, the following appointments were approved: Professor G. A. Reisner '89, assistant professor of Semitic archaeology was made assistant professor of Egyptology; H. W. Holmes '03, instructor in education, W. G. Howard '91, instructor in German, H. N. Davis, instructor in physics and mathematics, H. W. Morse, instructor in physics, and L. J. Henderson '98, instructor in biological chemistry, have been promoted to assistant professorships in their respective subjects; W. R. Brinkerhoff, instructor in pathology from 1903 to 1906, was appointed assistant professor of pathology; S. B. Wolbach, assistant in pathology...
...choice of electives, after consulting with the division of modern languages, proposed certain changes in the requirements for a degree in Harvard College, which were accepted. The reason for the recommendation arose from the desire of the committee to secure a reading knowledge of either French or German from those who are candidates for a degree. Feeling, however, that the Faculty have no right to change the requirements for those candidates who are already in College, it was decided that this should not apply before the class of 1914. The changes...
...Every candidate for a degree shall pass, before admission to the Junior class, a special oral examination to test his reading knowledge of either French or German...
...This examination shall not affect the present requirement of French A or German...
...reading knowledge of French and German ought certainly to form part of a liberal education. It is invaluable in the advanced study of history, philosophy, and literature, and is indispensable in the pursuit of science. The present required training is insufficient to be of any real use, but with a little supplementary practice in reading, a working knowledge of these languages may well be obtained...