Word: reforms
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Miss Lee's keen and vigorous paper on Tolstoi's "What Shall We Do Then?" is of vital interest. She shows how Tolstoi unerringly exposes the root of the problem of poverty. Prince and pauper are brothers under their skins. "The social problem is the individual problem, and individual reform is the only means of social regeneration...
...content with reforming the curriculum, they must needs reform the extra-curriculum activities at Yale. And this is mainly the work of the students themselves. But in such an atmosphere of reform it would hardly be reasonable to suppose that even the irresponsible undergraduate could escape the fever. It is worse than a revivalist camp meeting! The paramount idea in this reform is, of course, that provided men do not give as much time to outside activities, they will devote more time to their studies. By preventing a man from doing more than a certain amount of athletics, writing, managing...
There are many things to be considered before a reform is instituted, but let us never forget to ask ourselves whether we shall derive more benefits from the new system than we did from the old. This is the acid test of all reform, however great our enthusiasm for it may be. E. A. WHITNEY...
...there is another point in which the undergraduate should examine his conscience before commencing reform. Has the Faculty Adviser been given a fair chance? Here the initiative plainly rests with the student. If he prefers to reduce the Faculty Adviser to the position of an automaton, it is not for the latter to dispute the choice. Doubtless he would rather become a counselor and friend, a constant link between the University and the individual student, as he was designed to be, but it certainly should not be a part of his duty to make personal calls on students, or otherwise...
However we may feel as individuals, towards college reforms, we have not only the right but the duty to contribute our point of view. If we believe the present system ideal, let us say so and tell why. If we dislike it, let us propose constructive changes. These questions are vital. The world has never before offered so many problems. There has never been such hope for great constructive reform. We can not afford to shirk the issue; we should all strive to contribute some real experience to the cause, and remember that any honest conclusion we may reach...