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At War with Academic Traditions in America
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. PREFACE v
  3. CONTENTS xi
  4. TOPICS xiii
  5. THE CHOICE OF ELECTIVES (1887) 1
  6. COLLEGE RANK AND DISTINCTION IN LIFE (1903) 12
  7. DIVISION OF UNDERGRADUATES INTO RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES (OR HOUSES) (1907) 27
  8. INAUGURAL ADDRESS (OCTOBER 6, 1909) 32
  9. COMPETITION IN COLLEGE (1909) 46
  10. ADDRESS AT THE AWARD OF ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS (1909) 65
  11. HOW ΤΟ SECURE AMONG STUDENTS A HIGHER APPRECIATION OF SCHOLARSHIP (1910) 73
  12. COLLEGE STUDIES AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING (1911) 82
  13. THE DUTY OF SCHOLARSHIP (1912) 100
  14. THE SELECTIVE FUNCTION OF EDUCATION (1914) 104
  15. CULTURE (1915) 115
  16. THE DUTY OF ADDING TO KNOWLEDGE (1916) 124
  17. SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF EDUCATION (1916) 126
  18. THE ART OF EXAMINATION (1920) 137
  19. STIMULATION OF THE ABLEST STUDENTS (1921) 143
  20. ADDRESS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA 149
  21. ADDRESS AT YALE UNIVERSITY 151
  22. ADDRESS AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY 153
  23. ADDRESS AT AMHERST COLLEGE 155
  24. GENERAL EXAMINATIONS AND TUTORS IN HARVARD COLLEGE 157
  25. REMARKS AT THE INAUGURATION OF CLARENCE A. BARBOUR AS PRESIDENT OF BROWN UNIVERSITY, OCTOBER 18, 1929 191
  26. EXPANSION OF KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION (1933) 196
  27. EXAMINATION IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS (1933) 200
  28. UNIVERSITIES, GRADUATE SCHOOLS, AND COLLEGES (1933) 207
  29. UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES (1934) 221
  30. DEGREES, PRIZES, AND HONORS (1934) 229
  31. PARTS OF ANNUAL REPORTS 238
  32. COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 22, 1933 353
  33. COMMENCEMENT, 1934 356
  34. A DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES FOR THE SOCIETY OF FELLOWS 358
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. PREFACE v
  3. CONTENTS xi
  4. TOPICS xiii
  5. THE CHOICE OF ELECTIVES (1887) 1
  6. COLLEGE RANK AND DISTINCTION IN LIFE (1903) 12
  7. DIVISION OF UNDERGRADUATES INTO RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES (OR HOUSES) (1907) 27
  8. INAUGURAL ADDRESS (OCTOBER 6, 1909) 32
  9. COMPETITION IN COLLEGE (1909) 46
  10. ADDRESS AT THE AWARD OF ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS (1909) 65
  11. HOW ΤΟ SECURE AMONG STUDENTS A HIGHER APPRECIATION OF SCHOLARSHIP (1910) 73
  12. COLLEGE STUDIES AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING (1911) 82
  13. THE DUTY OF SCHOLARSHIP (1912) 100
  14. THE SELECTIVE FUNCTION OF EDUCATION (1914) 104
  15. CULTURE (1915) 115
  16. THE DUTY OF ADDING TO KNOWLEDGE (1916) 124
  17. SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF EDUCATION (1916) 126
  18. THE ART OF EXAMINATION (1920) 137
  19. STIMULATION OF THE ABLEST STUDENTS (1921) 143
  20. ADDRESS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA 149
  21. ADDRESS AT YALE UNIVERSITY 151
  22. ADDRESS AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY 153
  23. ADDRESS AT AMHERST COLLEGE 155
  24. GENERAL EXAMINATIONS AND TUTORS IN HARVARD COLLEGE 157
  25. REMARKS AT THE INAUGURATION OF CLARENCE A. BARBOUR AS PRESIDENT OF BROWN UNIVERSITY, OCTOBER 18, 1929 191
  26. EXPANSION OF KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION (1933) 196
  27. EXAMINATION IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS (1933) 200
  28. UNIVERSITIES, GRADUATE SCHOOLS, AND COLLEGES (1933) 207
  29. UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES (1934) 221
  30. DEGREES, PRIZES, AND HONORS (1934) 229
  31. PARTS OF ANNUAL REPORTS 238
  32. COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 22, 1933 353
  33. COMMENCEMENT, 1934 356
  34. A DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES FOR THE SOCIETY OF FELLOWS 358
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