Oberlin. Its origin, progress and results. An address, prepared for the alumni of Oberlin college, assembled August 22, 1860. By Pres. J. H. Fairchild.

Michigan Historical Reprint Series

ISBN 10: 142550504X / ISBN 13: 9781425505042

Published by Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library, 2005

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94 pages. 9.20x5.20x0.40 inches. This item is printed on demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Oberlin. Its origin, progress and results. An address, prepared for the alumni of Oberlin college, assembled August 22, 1860. By Pres. J. H. Fairchild.
• Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 142550504X
• ISBN 13: 9781425505042
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 ...between Faculty and students. The least advanced member of the Preparatory Department felt free to salute the President of the Institution as brother, and the salutation was accepted as sufficiently respectful. To an outsider, this familiarity sometimes seemed shocking. He did not apprehend the spirit of it; and because of the absence of certain formalities usual in colleges--the lifting of the hat and the stately recognition--he arrived at the conclusion that the students were lacking in genuine respect for their teachers. There could be no greater mistake. The respect and confidence were so hearty that stately formalities would have seemed as much out of place as between parents and children. Such a field afforded a good opportunity for dispensing with the strict surveillance of the monitorial and marking systems, and making large account of the principles of confidence, self-respect and honor. The self' reporting system has been in operation these many years, each student giving account of his performance of certain prescribed duties. The appeal is made to his honor and self-respect; and while these doubtless fail at times, the tendency of the system is not to break them down. It is not considered smart to give a false report of attendance upon prayers and public worship, as it is wont to be to evade the observation of a monitor, or deceive an obnoxious tutor. The past eight years, a record has been kept by each teacher of the performance in recitation--not for the purpose of grading or indicating the standing in any public way, but the more exact information of teacher and pupil, giving each an opportunity, as surveyors say, for back-sight and fore-sight. The cases of individual discipline among us have always been surprisingly few, and are mostly confi...