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...extension of the method of discussion is greatly needed. Certain advanced courses, particularly in theoretical subjects, are given most successfully in this manner. In the extreme form the instructor becomes little more than a moderator, presiding over, guiding, and pointing the discussion. Sometimes the instructor freely states his ideas, and defends and explains them. This is probably the method best suited to undergraduate courses. It provides for the introduction of the lecturer's views as grist for the student's thought, thus combining lecture with discussion. The reaction from the minds of the students aids the lecturer in making himself...
...thus "adequately" to prepare? Have we attained such internal unity among out sixty or more nationalities, have we even utilised one-half of the potentiality of such nationalities in building up world federation, that we should now take up in despair this old man's outworn creed and method from the war ruined hands of Europe...
There is more method than madness in preceding "Androcles and the Lion" with this quaint comedy in the old French manner. After all, it does not seem so tremendous a jump from the mediaeval to the days of the Christian martyrs. By the unreality of the first, we are quite prepared for the product of Shaw's fertile imagination. He calls it a "fable play." He might better have called it a "fabulous entertainment." If one goes in glum seriousness to see a play, if one wants to imbibe the practical philosophy of a deep thinker, if one wants anything...
...thick mist and wet turf, but before it was stopped at 5 o'clock by utter darkness, every man was sent in to take part. No scoring was made, for the University team could not make consistent progress through the seconds' line, this being the only safe method of attack on the slippery field. The lack of concerted action on the part of the linemen was very noticeable, but this can be excused largely by the conditions under which they were playing...
...proposed tutorial course and substitution of a written examination as a last resort only render the Orals more useless and inadequate. The original purpose of the Orals, although poorly carried out in the present method, is completely destroyed by alleviating the already too insufficient examination...