Word: plan
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...account of the plan for University Extension at Harvard, which appeared in Saturday's DAILY CRIMSON, has awakened much interest in the college. The time seems ripe for such an undertaking. In fact a general American "Society for University and School Extension" is already in existence. The officers for the year, among whom will be recognized several of the best known and broadest minded educators in the country are: President, Rev. Timothy Dwight, D. D.; Executive Committee, the President ex officio, Rev. Francis L. Patton, D. D., Dr. Seth Low, W. A. Calkins, Dr. W. T. Harris, and Seth...
...plan which was outlined in Saturday's DAILY CRIMSON is not, then, the only one of its kind in America. It has, however, the advantage of definite, well limited aims, and of great practicability. It comes at the right time, and the interest in it will not be allowed to slacken until it is an assured success...
...athletic committee evidently mean to place a graduate committee in charge of each of the college sports, so far as it is possible. We are led to discuss the advisability of this plan. Not a great many years ago it was hardly possible for a graduate to get a chance to advise the under-graduates on athletic questions,-graduates were not wanted, and were put aside so often that finally the students were left to themselves. The result everyone knows. Our teams lost all that years of previous work had gained; they have never recovered from the blow they received...
...renowned for excellent work, Harvard offers no chance to the undergraduates to study Astronomy. We have asked for such a course of instruction before, and we mean to keep the subject before the authorities until the course is provided. The Astronomical department is strongly in favor of the plan, for more universal knowledge of the science would add to the number of men who could apply themselves to original investigation. The only thing in the way of this course is that there are no funds to carry it on with; since all the money which has been left...
...Beta Kappa election will be held before long in accordance with the regulation providing for it at any time after the beginning of the second half year. It will be remembered that at the meeting of the alumni society last June the plan of election was, with a two-fold purpose, changed from a strict adherence to rank; first, to permit the choice of men who deserve the honor but have been prevented by illness or other unavoidable circumstances from reaching the requisite rank; secondly, to permit the rejection of those whose marks are good but whose abilities...