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Página 162 - The history of what we are in the habit of calling the 'state of trade' is an instructive lesson. We find it subject to various conditions which are periodically returning; it revolves apparently in an established cycle. First, we find it in a state of quiescence, — next improvement, — growing confidence, — prosperity,— excitement, — overtrading, — convulsion, — pressure, — stagnation, — distress, — ending again in quiescence.
Página 49 - Harvard, the required or essential studies to-day constitute the chief amount of the entire course in any of the engineering branches. In the case of general or literary education, the number of studies that are considered essential usually rapidly diminishes according to the experience and number of the faculty until only a few studies are required: and in time this feature will be fully eliminated. Regarding the second, or "the sequence of studies...
Página 102 - Mineralogy (the director). — For determinative mineralogy there is provided a typical set of all the important minerals, special attention being paid to those of economic value, as well as to those occurring as gangue or rock-forming minerals. Further collections are arranged showing the physical character of minerals, their psendomorphs, etc.
Página 50 - ... phenomenal. In the elective system of the Michigan Mining School the unit of work is taken as three hours a week in the class room, or nine hours a week in the laboratory, for thirty-four weeks; and this amount of work is called a course or a full course, while any subject scheduled in the prospectus for less time is taken for its proportionate part of a full course. The student, to obtain the degree of Bachelor of Science, must complete eighteen full courses, and to obtain that of Mining Engineer,...
Página 50 - In accomplishing this it has tried to reduce to a minimum all studies to be taken by every student, to conserve the sequence, and to obtain thorough work by the business method of individual responsibility. The only studies required of all the pupils here are
Página 49 - The latter was introduced first in this country by President Wayland of Brown University, and it has since been systematized and developed with remarkable skill and success by President Eliot of Harvard. Indeed the system has proved to be so well adapted to the needs of modern times and to be so popular that it has made its way in the face of strenuous opposition, until all or nearly all of our colleges and universities have employed it for their work in general, or literary and scientific education....