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...elective system into the latter half of the course. The commendations of it, which the men have so stoutly opposed it are now forced to make in justification of the change, form interesting reading to those of us who have long believed that there was no solution of the problem of meeting the demands properly made on American colleges, save by introducing some flexibility into the old traditional curriculum. The fear often expressed that students will generally abuse or unwisely use the liberty granted them of choosing to some extent their studies has not been shown by our experience...
...Delta Upsilon Fraternity has just issued its Quarterly of November, 1885. The contents of the pamphlet consists of an oration delivered before the fraternity by Dr. O. P. Gifford, upon "The Problem of Life," an ode by Mr. Hill, Harvard, '85, a poem by Prof. Dudley of Cornell, and reports and letters from the various chapters of the society. Dr. Gifford's oration is a curious digest of the Platonic theory of Reminiscence and of Wordsworth's adaptation of it. It is in many respects a notable address, showing a tolerable grasp upon the real significance of our modern methods...
English VI. Oral Discussion (opened by Mr. Dickerman): The Problem of American Shipping. Sever...
English VI. Oral discussion, opened by Mr. Dickerman. The Problem of American Shipping. Sever...
...lecture was an earnest attempt to show how the head and heart can work together and furnish an answer to the question "What can be done in solution of the Social Problem?" There is the old school of political economy which considers that the so-called natural laws of labor and capital are not to be controlled by human agency. The new or ethical school considers political economy an ethical and moral science. The ground we should take is one between these two. Sympathy, years of agitation, legislature have been the factors in lightening the load of evils with which...