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U.S. UNIVERSITIES TO IS GREEK EASIER
REORGANISE
THAN LATIN? .
THE ENGLISH MODEL: "HOUSE" A MASTER'S OPINION: MORE
INSTEAD OF COLLEGES SUITABLE FOR THE STUPID
ATHLETIC CONCEPTION
THE SCHOLAR'S RECORD
A far-reaching change is being Is Creek easier to learn than: prepared at Harvard University, Latin? Dr. Alington, Head Master which is to be reorganised on of Eton, thinks that it is. He told English College lines. Next au- the Head Masters Conference at tumn the first two "college" build- Eton recently that not only is it ings will be ready for occupation, easier but it is also a much more American University foundations suitable medium for educating a have developed on different lines "stupid" boy.
PRAPS
PRAPS NOT!
Jones: "I hardly know what to do with my son. He's constantly rubbing people the wrong way. Fraid he hurts them at times."
Cynic: "Why not make Д masseur of him?"
The following posteard was re ceived by a kind landlady:
"Madam, you advertise that your boarding ia five minutes from the sca. Who do you think I am? Sir Henry Segrave? (Signed) Adsome."
"Oh," the rejected swain murmur
from Oxford and Cambridge. The statement was made during Later benefactors, instead of pro- a discussion that followed the read- viding for the foundation of newing of a paper on The Classics in Wife: "James, I'm writing a colleges, have added to the orl Education," by the Provost of Eton paper on calendar reform for our ginal foundation, so that a Uni-(Dr. M. R. James), In this paper club. Do you know which Pope' versity is one huge college.
the Provost said that this brief did gave us our present calendar?" Gatherings of 5,000 or 6,000 not assert that nobody could claim
Husband: "Pope? Good heavens! young men cae develop no ade to be a gentleman without classics, I thought it came from our grocer.” quate corporate life. In conse- or that classics formed the best quence, undergraduates from the avenue to posts of high emolumenta. same school have tended to keep But it did claim that the classics ed, bitterly, "ao in close association and a nation-were the seed beds of modern cul-me, eh? H'm-er-might I ask if wide system of "Fraternities."ture and thought. The element of er-there la anyone else?" elubs or associations, named after beauty was hardly in the purview "My goodness," the fair maiden letters of the Greek alphabet, has the classics from the education, of |
of the exact science. To subtract retorted, "I hope so!" arisen.
a boy and imagine that the general| The chemist had left his now 09. level of culture would remain un-sistant In charge while he went out. Impaired was equivalent to Rub-"Anybody been?" he asked on his tracting Christian beliefs from the return.
In 1926 the "student council" at Harvard recommended
some
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such change as that which is now being carried out. Tho scheme was made possible by the magnificent gift of $11,000,000 (£2,200,000) from Harkness, and by the vision of President Lowell, whose knowledge of the English College system led him to appre- ciate its advantages.
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Range of Literature It was after this that Dr. Aling. "I do not ton made his, speech. think," he said, "that any of us who Colleges as "Houses"
belleve in classics can be in the "Oh, won't it?" replied the youth. The word "college" could not ficaat satlafled with the result of our "Wait until she gets a match near be employed for the proposed efforts." He added that one of the It." sub-divisions, as the University reasons for this was the stupid boy. Itself is a college, so they are to They all said that if the stupid boy Smith is a hard-hearted man. The China Fire In...$10 be described as "Houses." Apart read only one language it must be spirit of Christmas never touches. from this, however, they will be Latin.
him. His wife, however, is dif- H. X. Fire In......$ 827 like the English institutions. Ar- "I think it is incontestable" he, ferest. She entered the dining-
Shipping. chitecturally they will be built on continued "that Greek is not only room last Christmas Eve with a the same plan, with two or more a better but an eaaler language. troubled look on her face.
Douglases........ courts, a hall for common meals The range of literature which a "Oh, John," she said. "Mary H. X. Steamboats ...$ (apparently not only dinner), stupid boy can appreciate, is much has just swallowed a selling!
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wider in Greek than in Latin. It' Whatever shall we do?"
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Mary, be it said, occupied the position of maid-of-all-work to the Smith household.
EXCHANGES
A "Master" will be at the head is the reward of the ripe scholar to of each House, with tutors and be able to appreciate. Virgil. assistant tutors. Living quarters "There are only some passpges will be provided for from 200 to in it, and those not the best, that
"Oh," repeated the master of the 300 students. A certain difficulty make an appeal to the non-literary house; "well, I suppose we'd better was experienced in deciding upon boy. But it is perfectly possible to let her keep it; she'd have expected names for the Houses.
Let him a Christmas box, anyhow. In this start a boy with Greek. modern age it was felt that the learn Greek compulsorily for two names of Saints would be hard years, and at the end of that period he will usually be able to read some ly suitable, Во the first two Houses will be named after the Homer, Herodotus, and Aristoph first and present
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS Presidents of
Mr. Henderson (Alleyn's School), the University-Dunster House announcing himself a believer in
On London and Lowell House.
The delightful, red-brick Fresh-cient Greeks were the best educated
the classica, declared that the an- Bank, wire ...... 1/8 /
Bank, on demand 1/6 5/16 man dormitories, built in Engish people the world had ever known. Bank, 30 days' sight college style, overlooking the "Now how did that come about," Bank, 4 monthe sight 1/6 %1⁄2 river, will later be turned into he asked, "for they had no ancient Credits,
months' Houses, while further building is
sight languages." also contemplated. Harvard Col-
This discussion was followed by Documentary 4 months' lege parent building, ia and
sight a motion supported by Mr. H. N, P, Around the "yard," as it is call- Sleman (Tonbridge) and Mr. W.
staff and research students.
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ed, will probably, in time, be Hamilton Fyfe (Christ's Hospital) on demand given over to the professorial regretting that no systematised at- Credits, 4 months'
tempt was made to give boys who studied an ancient language some On Berlin- de-appreciation of ancient art.
Teaching in French
Cross-Section Life Opponents of the scheme clared that the Houses would prove an added restriction on A long discussion took place ear liberty and would conflict with Her in the day on the teaching of the University clubs. Supporters French. There was a motion in the argued that they would provide a name of Mr. G. A. Riding (War- Wire "cross-section" of University life, wick) and Mr. H. Nicholson (Taun-On demand and, in keeping with the demo-ton) urging on examining bodies, On Calcutta cratic spirit of the age, would the immediate adoption of the re- Wire break down barriers and lead to commendations of the report of the On demand the closer association of students Committes оп the position of On Singapore-~~ of all types.
French in the School Certificato On demand One of the main hopes of the Examination.
On Manila- University is that the Houses will It appeared that this committes On demand bring together members of the in- had suggested that the oral exam- On Shanghai--- structional body and the audents. ination, which is now optional in On demand The original American ideal of the case of some examining bodies, 80 day's sight (private "education for all," with Its should be made compulsory. It also paper) corollary of treating everybody suggested that the value of the oral alike and turning out graduates examination should be 25 per cent. On demand on stereotyped principles, has al- of the total marks,
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ready been abandoned at Yale Mr. Riding declared that the pres (per tael) and Harvard, where the English ent examination was not guiding Sovereigns "tutorial" system has been adopt the teaching of French along its buying rate)
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From the athletic point of of a pass from the present 83 per Hong Kong Sub. Coin Par. view the creation of Houses may cont, to 50 per cent. relleve University games
The setting for translation of the stigma of "professionalism" short disconnected sentences which now hurled at them from all had been deprecated by previous in- quarters. At present, apart from yestigators should be discontinued, the freshman trials, games are for the effect on the school work played only by those Hkoly to be of that type of question was bad. The candidate regarded the ques in the University teams.
tions as traps. Effect on Athletics
That there is a general tendency The idea of half the under to under- estimate the difficulty of graduate body turning out each French was the opinion of Mr. afternoon and playing games for Nicholson. He atoutly denied that pleasure is entirely foreign to French was a "soft option." present American University life. This motion was challenged by The Institution of games between Mr. H. Grose Hodge (Bedford).. the Houses might well lead to a Was not the important thing, he new conception of athletics.asked, to teach the boy to write
It will take probably two or French fairly accurately? If the three generations for, the new boy learned the grammar and syne Houses to acquire a corporate tax and went abroad he would learn spirit. and, a body of tradition more in three months, than they capable of Inspiring the affection could teach ingin three years. Loth of past and present. The conference, at the suggestion There is one grave danger of Dr. Norwood (Harrow), decided „That is, that somebody will dis- that the recommendations of the cover and broadcast the fact that committee should have very care- itle: the Karitáha zymtanaswhich is ful consideration":- Instead of des being Introduces
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