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...numerous objections that have been urged against the examination system is that a test of this kind does not give a fair indication of a man's abilities or of the work he has done on the course throughout the year. In a course where nothing but the two regular examinations count, it is possible for a man to neglect his work during the main part of the year, and by a little hard study, just before the examinations, to obtain as high a mark as the man who worked faithfully and regularly on the course. As no one examination...
...larger colleges, and we feel positive that it would never meet with success at Harvard. However, it may prove the best policy for Amherst, and it has probably not been adopted without due consideration on the part of the faculty. We shall watch its progress with interest. The system is introduced at nearly the same time as our own new system, and the merits of the two can be very easily compared...
...semiannual examinations a few days ago, the men were allowed to substitute these written recitations for parts of the paper, if they so desired. By this method the instructor much more readily finds out what the men know and have done in the course than by the old system...
...college buildings, the disaster might include life as well as property. A number of these small fires have occurred during the past few years, but it would seem as if the lesson they teach would never be comprehended by the authorities. Are they relying on a system of chances, waiting until there is but one more chance left for a serious disaster, or will they never be convinced of their duty in this respect until actual loss of life occurs? Such a loss or even a narrow escape from such a loss - an event which is liable at any time...
...current number of the Popular Science Monthly contains the rectorial address of Dr. Alexander Bain to the students of Aberdeen University, Scotland, taking for his subject "The University Ideal." Prof. Bain gives a description of the origin of the university system, of its gradual growth and progress up to the present day, and an exhaustive discussion of what in his opinion constitutes an ideal university. The university proper can hardly be dated back earlier than the twelfth century; and the important particulars in its first constitution were these: First, the separation of philosophy from theology. Aristotle and the awakening intellect...