Harvard of Today: From the Undergraduate Point of ViewJohn Brett Langstaff Harvard federation of territorial clubs at the Harvard union, 1913 - 100 pages |
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Page 81 - School was established in 1817 and is the oldest of the existing law schools in the country. It has attained its present position among law schools by the high professional standing of its graduates and by the invention and introduction of a stimulating method of legal instruction, the so-called Langdell or Harvard Case System, which has since been widely adopted...
Page 90 - Answers were received from 192 men, who were 65 per cent of the total, thoroughly representative of the whole group. A classification of the returns indicates that among these 192 college leaders there were 39 high scholars, 76 athletes, 92 men connected with the magazines, 30 men connected with the musical organizations, 122 class officers and 6 debaters. Under class officers are included the members of the student council and of the Union board. 136 belonged to two or more clubs. Of course, many...
Page 90 - If per cent of the whole undergraduate body is from Missouri. This would seem to explode the theory that a man must come from Massachusetts in order to attain prominence at Harvard. In the matter of expenditure some very interesting facts have come to light. Among the 192 men, 2 average an expenditure...
Page 12 - ... altruistic. They are bent on becoming serviceable men in whatever walk of life they ultimately find themselves. As a rule, too, they imbibe that spirit of liberty, both civil and religious, which has characterized the institution from its foundation, and characterizes it today. It is an individualistic, liberal spirit which, however, accepts the principle that when the interests of the individual collide with the interests of the collective mass, the individual interests must yield to the collective....
Page 91 - ... men earned exclusive of scholarships over $1000 and 8 of these earned more than $2000. The average earnings amount to over $900 per man. It is surprising to discover that some of the men who spent very considerable sums (even exceeding $1500 a year) earned a large part of it, and that nearly 60...
Page 90 - By comparing this table of residence with that of the entire undergraduate body of the University, we find that the percentage of Massachusetts men in this group of prominent men is smaller than in the whole College, while the percentage of men from New York, Pennsylvania...
Page 79 - Biology, and 180 hours of laboratory work, and a reading knowledge of French or German. III. Those who give evidence by examination that they possess the general education implied by a degree in Arts or Science from an approved college or scientific school, and in addition, the required knowledge of French, German, Latin, physics, chemistry and biology indicated in section II.
Page 93 - rich man's college" myth, the theory that wealthy boys dominate the life of Harvard, is effectively dissipated, since about 60 per cent of these college leaders, and among them some of the most successful and prominent, earned at least part of their expenses, making an average of $900 per man, while six of them actually earned more than they spent. (3) That the lavish spenders who do attain undergraduate prominence are relatively very few, and that the amount a man is able to spend has almost no...
Page 89 - This selection included (1) the class officers ; (2) the most prominent scholars, namely, those who were taken into Phi Beta Kappa in Junior year ; (3) the men who made a major Varsity team in their Sophomore year ; (4) the principal officers of the college magazines ; (5) the Senior members of the student council ; (6) the Senior members of the governing board of the Union ; (7) debaters against Yale and Princeton ; and (8) certain leading members of the musical clubs. A blank was sent to each man...
Page 97 - This scholarship is offered to an undergraduate of Harvard College whose home is or has been in Newton, and the award of it is to rest with the Executive Committee of the Harvard Men of Newton.