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...appears in an increasingly unfavorable light as the organization of the conference develops. At the time when the subject was first brought up the plans were so indefinite that the attitude of the Council might be laid to a too hasty examination of the methods, aims, and scope of the conference. A failure to reconsider the invitation, however, would more than justify the epithet of indifference generally and, we trust, erroneously applied to Harvard,--it would approach very near to rudeness...
...college might solve the problem by offering for these men a course in third-year Latin under the same general principle as English F; a course which would not count for a degree but which would give students a chance to remove the handicap of previous ignorance of the scope of examinations. The requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree should emphatically not be lowcred. However, the student who is willing to put forth honest effort, should be given by the college in opportunity of making up this deficiency...
...recent years for a variety of reasons--lack of publicity, the disrupting effect of the war, etc., the work has not proved very extensive, but with the plans for this year firmly laid, a larger scope and activity is expected...
...application of biological principles to agriculture, and to train a limited number of advanced students for teaching and research along these lines. Thus it assumed a different role from that played by the state agricultural colleges and experiment stations and was given an opportunity to undertake work outside the scope of these institutions...
...widely felt and appreciated. A great majority of students in the University are in hearty accord with the purpose of the Association; a considerable number have come into actual contact with its activities; but comparatively few find the time to give in return or to further personally the scope of its important work...