Word: sentimentality
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...Upon our common school system democracy stands. That the children of this republic receive the foundation of an education and gain the elements of a firm character is essential. Because the public schools are concerned with the rudiments of education and with children, the sentiment has sometimes gone abroad that any sensible average American can undertake the responsibility of our schools. The public schools have therefore in a few large cities fallen into the hands of politicians and the institution on which our public safety depends has become the football of political parties and ward room deals. In many...
...school. - (b) Co-education has been successful wherever tried. - (1) Cornell. - (2) Univ. of Mich. - (c) The maintenance of another institution like Radcliffe is undesirable. - (1) On the ground of economy. - (2) Character of the work less satisfactory. - (d) The whole opposition to the change is one prejudice and sentiment. - (2) It is inconsistent with a broad liberal spirit...
...honor system is held to be any attempt to receive assistance from written aids or from any person or his paper, or any attempt to give assistance. This rule holds within or without the examination room during the entire time in which the examination is in progress. The sentiment of the student body is back of the movement, and the Faculty is heartily in its favor. A prominent member of that body recently said that he regarded this honor system as the most important movement which had taken place in Princeton during his professorship - a period of some fifteen years...
...efforts of the new society, to see their number greatly reduced. To the many who are eager for it, knowledge of the past of the College promises now to be made easy of attainment. With its spread among the undergraduates is sure to come a greater intensity in the sentiment which Harvard men feel for their Alma Mater...
...Subway is practicable in construction. - (a) Surface and sub-surface surveys have shown no engineering difficulty. - (1) Pipes of sewers disposed of. - (2) Foundations of buildings avoided. - (3) Injury to Common exaggerated. - (4) Sentiment should not obstruct necessary improvements. - (b) Steel construction cheaper and safer than old masonry tunnels. - (c) Details amply provided for. - (1) Ventilation. - (2) Lighting. - (3) Drainage. - (d) Outside estimate of cost $5,000,000. - (1) Sect. 1, already contracted for below estimate...