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...rather than of work, that in it lay a boundless opportunity for moral enterprise. To solve the modern social problems not only is investigation of causes necessary, but also an organized policy of discipline and order in carrying it out. The union of churches by sects in order to perfect their spheres of local influence was a method to make the system a nation-wide...
Although the new plan is by no means perfect and may be considered somewhat rigid by many, it is well worth a thorough trial in all of our large undergraduate courses. In fact, it may well be be applied in such courses as History 1, English A and Government 1; where there are several assistants, each of whom usually has his own standard of grading. But if the new plan is applied in its more general phase to courses open to undergraduates, who are competing for scholarship honors, a more uniform system of grading would be established...
However, we think that our club system is by no means perfect. A suggestion tending toward the abolition of the so-called "waiting" club for Freshmen should receive the closest attention on the part of all concerned...
...followed. Miss Gragg, as the wife, was strong and convincing, perhaps her manner might have been more spontaneous, less charted, but her voice and facial expression were excellent. Mr. Woodward represented a man of stone, unemotional, silent; Mr. Searle a sly, evil, cowardly lover; both were well-nigh perfect. "Alaric Jourdan's House" was a brilliant achievement...
...engineer, then, has no limit to the possibilities of his profession. There are many positions to be filled, many directions to which inventive genius may be directed. The successful aspirant must possess certain rare qualities. He must have perfect industrial training, must be competent to conceive and plan, organize and direct, must have creative ability and sound reasoning faculties. He must be acquainted with business methods, with human nature. Faraday said: "It requires twenty years to make a man in the physical sciences." The young engineer must have infinite optimism and hope. Yet the result more than repays this delay...