Word: methodical
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...general idea of a comprehensive examination to test the student's attainments in a field of study as a prerequisite to graduation, too much cannot be said. As a stimulus to thought and reading, and as a co-ordinating force, no better method than the preparation the divisional examinations require could probably be divised. Their whole idea is based on the presumption that men who come to college want an education and not merely a degree. Such examinations, demanding as they do a broad knowledge of a subject and not a temporary grasp of a few courses, are, indeed...
...physical defects are corrected when possible, and suitable exercises recommended. By means of a dictagraph the speaker's voice is transferred to a record which can be reproduced, so that defects are plainly shown, and with the help of the coach much more easily corrected than by the usual method. A series of these records clearly indicates the improvement in the into-nation and delivery, as the debater overcomes his faults by this system...
...were present as with that large portion of the class which did not come to the steps of Widener. To make the Senior picnic a success, the Freshmen must swell their subscription in some way, and a drive conducted in the class, through its officers, seems the best method of reaching those who have not yet contributed...
...gratuitous insult to Great Britain. If that country did not choose to regard it as a "causes belie," it would be only from a proper sense of humor, and not from any fear of overstepping the bounds of legality. The establishment of diplomatic relations is the clearest method of recognition, and recognition under such circumstances as these would unquestionably constitute a cause of war, if the parent state chose to regard it in that light...
...uniformity in clock-regulation, if in no other field of our activity. A large part of our people believe in Daylight Saving; the CRIMSON earnestly hopes that their wishes will be carried into effect. But if Daylight Saving is to be adopted at all, it should be by some method that will secure uniformity throughout larger areas than single city wards. We are so closely interdependent that any measure of local option is sure to cause great inconvenience to many. Daylight Saving is a matter for Congress alone; we hope that Congress will reconsider their stand on the matter...