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...director. Seeing to what an extent the privileges of the gymnasium were abused, Dr. Sargent one afternoon last week, ordered all not dressed in gymnasium costumes to retire from the basement. We hope that this action will be continued in the future, and loafers, and strangers strictly forbidden access to the private portions of the building during the hours of exercise. Not only are such persons, even if perfectly innocent, in the way, but in case they are bent on evil purposes, the chances of success are too great in a large building like the Hemmenway Gymnasium. Sneak thieves have...
...especially of the Boston Athenaeum, Boston Public, and Brooklyn Libraries, are of great use in enabling one to find the book wanted. For finding magazine articles, Poole's Index is invaluable. There are also numerous biographies on various subjects, such as Mathematics, Political Economy, etc., which are easy of access, and of great use. To acquire a facility in the use of catalogue and reference books is a matter of time and patience, but when acquired, it is of the greatest value...
With so much work on their hands the question naturally rises; "What means of recreation and pleasure do the students enjoy? They have the advantage of easy access to all the public amusements which a large city like Boston affords, but beyond that their means are limited. Not having any regular athletic grounds, their opportunities for out-of-door games are rather poor. It is largely to this cause and the want of leisure hours that the "Tech" men have figured so poorly in athletics. Moreover, the spring term closing at the end of May brings the examination period...
...such as, in our younger days, never even entered our dreams. Here in Boston we have the gymnasiums of the Young Men's Christian Union, and Young Men's Christian Association, open to all, on the payment of a merely nominal fee. The youth of our higher schools have access to the excellent gymnasium of the Boston Latin School, on Warren avenue, though, it must be admitted, under such restrictions as to seriously impair its usefulness * * * * * But perhaps the most noticeable change is that which has taken place in the time and attention devoted to the physical training of college...
...delay they cause to the lecture through their late arrival in the classroom, they trespass on the rights of the rest of the class. We recommend to the Library Council, then, that they close the Reading room of the Library before sunset to readers only. Let any one get access to the reserved books, to draw them, until a quarter after four...