Word: subject
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Then we went in to dinner and I was seated with Otto Kahn and with E. E. Loomis of the Morgan Co.? Mr. Kahn brought up the subject of . . . railroad valuation. He said to me, 'Your plan will not work'. . . . And that ended the conversation with Mr. Kahn...
...board that the comprehensives are too difficult may be true in the light of the large number of men entering under this plan forced to take English A1. However, the quality of writing done by the Freshman class does not indicate an over-abundance of knowledge in this subject. On the other hand, the old plan examinations with their annual doses are so narrow in their scope that they actually represent very little of the candidate's ability...
...secondary schools. In preparing men for these examinations they focus their attention on the final test rather than on an actual foundation in the fundamentals of English. The most plausible solution that presents itself seems to be in offering an examination in the more basic aspects of the subject, thus demanding that the preparatory schools focus their attention on providing a substantial background; and leaving to the college the problem of providing the more advanced work. As it is at present, the preparation for the college entrance tests provides too many men with a superficial knowledge of the subject without...
...commission has been made, as the study of the problem has just recently been begun. "We will study the art of examining in English," said Professor Thomas yesterday. "The results, for the most part, have proved satisfactory, but the College Entrance Examination Board has finally decided to subject the policy of the preceding years to a strict and impartial scrutiny...
...Cabot '92, former Headmaster of St. George's School, and now Chancellor of the Avon Old Farms School at Avon, Conn., will deliver the second of a series of four lectures on European schools in the parlor of Phillips Brooks House at 8 o'clock on Thursday evening. His subject will be "French Schools...