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THE number of men, and at the same time the kind of men, that elect History in college, make it one of the most important of the branches that are open to us; and it may be interesting to compare the opinion of students as to the most profitable manner...
There seem to be three ways in which electives are carried on, - one by lectures from the professor, another by lectures from the students themselves, and still another by setting lessons and having the students recite, to which is added now and then a lecture by the instructor. Which of...
Now, why not combine the three, at the same time making certain restrictions? If, for example, a rule were made that no student's lectures should last longer than ten or twenty minutes, or if the instructor were to set a time for each lecture, according to the importance of...
...hour examinations that we now have in most of the courses also tend to make the students knowledge real, and not an artificial knowledge crammed for the occasion, and mostly forgotten in a few days...
At present, where for various reasons most persons in some circles in college are so careful never to express disapprobation at anything which may be said, the predominant moral tone of such circles is either puerile or disgraceful according as the students are viewed as boys or men. Now if...