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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Personal Volume

A Comparison of Syllabuses

A Comparison of Syllabuses.

Having defined what the aim and goal of University Reform is, the reformer should see wherein the syllabus fails. I have compared our syllabus with those of all the English, Scottish, and Irish universities, and I confess that I do not think our syllabus is second to any of them. I havealso spoken to university authorities in most of the English and Scottish universities, and from all that I could gather our syllabus is one of which we have every reason to be proud. I believe, however, that it could be made more logical. I think that the science degree should be more strictly a science degree than it is now; but that we cannot get, unless we can obtain Art degrees, that make neither mathematics nor Latin compulsory. I do not know if the professors are prepared to go to that length. I have urged such reform for many years. I also believe that this system of "major" studies, which is in force in many American universities, and which is now in force in a modified form in Edinburgh, might now be adopted by us.