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Title: The Americana : a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc. of the world
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Beach, Frederick Converse, 1848-1918 Rines, George Edwin, 1860-
Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York : Scientific American Compiling Dept.
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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IMAGE: The Great Elector - The statue presented by Emperor William II to Harvard University. - HARVARD UNIVERSITY. cided that such an institution, having 4 schools and several departments, justified the title, university. In about 1822, a number of the friends of education and of the institution thought the timehad come when further changes should be madein the work required of the students. GeorgeTieknor (q.v.), professor in the department of modern languages, urged that some divisionof studies should be made whereby studentsmight be permitted to pursue special courses or specialize on certain subjects. A committee,with Joseph Story as chairman, was appointed to investigate the wisdom of such a change, andhow best to meet the needs of the students. The committee reported (1824) the advisability of in-stituting two lines of study—the one a course necessary for a degree, the other a scientific and mechanical course for those not intending to takedegrees, but who desired to fit themselves forcertain departments of work. The departure from old customs as recommended by the committee

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