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