Word: objectively
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Dates: during 1910-1910
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...primary object of creating this new degree is to remove from the regular law curriculum and place in a separate department those subjects which are of interest only to men who wish to specialize in one branch of their profession. Such subjects are legal history and Jurisprudence, of special interest to those who desire to teach law; international law; Roman and modern civil law, especially the law of our new colonies; statutes and the principles of legislation; admiralty, patent, mining, and irrigation...
...generally deplored that academic honors in College are not a greater object of ambition among undergraduates. There are many reasons for this lamentable attitude towards scholarship, not least among which is the actual character of many of the examination papers. That this has been recognized is proved by the appointment some time ago of a committee from the Faculty "to consider how tests for rank in College may be made a more generally recognized measure of intellectual power...
...trivial details in order to obtain a high mark, has proved a most effectual deterrent to students who otherwise would have aspired to honors. An A obtained by such work is considered of little value by the majority of students, for, as President Lowell has put it, "the object of a liberal education is not so much knowledge as an attitude of mind and a familiarity with process of thought...
...main object of spring practice is to give the coaches a chance to sort out and become acquainted with the inexperienced material; hence it is especially important that these men should attend faithfully. It is possible that exhibition practices will be held, in which case a thorough comprehension of the rules will be necessary...
...courses of instruction intended especially for college graduates who wish to prepare for positions in the printing or publishing business or in the allied trades. The courses of instruction which have been planned deal with both the artistic and the mechanical side of printing and its allied trades, the object being not that of turning out accomplished craftsmen but rather that of giving the students such a knowledge of fundamental principles and their application as will make them readier learners and more progressive and open minded in dealing with the large problems of printing and it allied trades...