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...privatdocenten in "general" and "special" courses compared with that of "full professors" and "instructors" at Harvard and Cornell in elementary and advanced courses. He shows that the tendency is in Germany "to let the older men do the bulk of fundamental instruction-to entrust the special investigation and research mainly to the younger men. On the other hand, at Harvard there is no fraction, at Cornell a very small one, of professors who teach elementary subjects only, whereas more than half of the instructors at Harvard, and nearly three-fourths at Cornell are engaged in just that kind of work...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: American and German Universities. | 2/15/1890 | See Source »

...course was 250 in Fine Arts 3, and the next greatest number was 232 in Political Economy 1. From this the number descends to one there being ten courses with only one students in each, all of them either advanced language courses or courses for special research...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Report of the Dean of Harvard College. | 2/8/1890 | See Source »

...department of Historical and Political Science is under the direction of Professor Sloane and of the professor of Political Science. Professor Sloane conducts a class of about fifteen in the methods of historical research, and next year he will give a new course of lectures on "The History of Political Theory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton's Post Graduate Department. | 2/4/1890 | See Source »

...being the only one of the kind. It bears the same relation to the college as the Episcopal school does and has all the privileges of the Library. It contains a museum of Bible objects, which is always open to the public, and which is gradually being improved as research goes on in the Holy Land...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Theological School. | 1/25/1890 | See Source »

...ancient world worshiped. The central interest of the Delphic temple has been so closely connected with the growth and cultivation of the ancient languages, it was expected that from all the colleges of the land contributions and aid would come from the departments devoted to classical study and research. It belonged to Harvard as the foremost college in the country, to take the lead and show herself a worthy exemplar in such a matter. As yet, however, little practical interest has been shown here at Cambridge in the affair. Professor Norton himself, has been indefatigable and has been well seconded...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/22/1890 | See Source »