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...Plan of Large Scope...
...scope of the plan is large. It aims to collect all the material possible, books, pamphlets, newspapers, reports of societies or railroads or other business concerns, and manuscript material whether letters, old accounts or business reports. Such collections would not only exploit the development of the West, but also make it possible to trace out more exactly and comprehensively the many ways in which the East has participated in the building up of the West...
...very significant, not only by the fact that a greater number of men have carried on Social Service work with a higher degree of efficiency than in any other previous year, but also by the fact that Harvard is considerably in advance of other colleges in the efficiency and scope of its Social Service work. Cornell has only five men engaged in Boys' Club work, but this small number is sufficient to cope with the needs of a small town like Ithaca. One hundred men take part in settlement work at Pennsylvania. Princeton has ninety men in social service work...
...Columbia is not only interesting in itself, but if offers a significant suggestion to various organizations at Harvard. We have the Cercle Francais and the Deutscher Verein, the Sociedad Espanola and the Circolo Italiano, all of which are large and active organizations. If they desire to extend the scope of their activities and be of increased service to the student body, here is an opportunity. Certainly a large number of Harvard students would be only too glad to support a movement that offers, at a minimum cost, such exceptional opportunities for agreeable and instructive travel abroad...
Speaking of examinations in general, President Lowell in his recent report said: "Examinations are in all cases defective instruments. But in an institution of any size, they are a necessity, and where they exist, their character and scope will inevitably determine in large measure the attitude of the student toward his studies." Our system of regular and make-up examinations is too well known to need explanation here. The following are the four main objections to the present plan and the improvements suggested...