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...most distinguished lecturers of the West, Professor Wright, of Oberlin Seminary, has recently been delivering a series of lectures in the Lowell course in Boston on the subject of "Glaciers and their Action." He has kindly consented to give a lecture this evening before members of the University on the subject of "Recent Discoveries in Glacial Geology," using for illustration a selection from his views of glaciers, thrown on the scene in Boylston by Professor Cooke's powerful lantern...
...inflicted upon the great number of conscientious students, simply for the good of a few who are either lazy or reckless? It seems that nearly all the instructors are coming to this opinion. Such a system seems to accord ill with the liberal spirit that generally pervades Harvard's action. We believe in a simple warning and then an appeal to the midyear and final examinations to settle the question whether a student has done his duty...
...another layer, which secretes the chalky, or horny, spicules which form the skeleton. All sponges are modifications of this simple form. Among the many specimens shown, one form deserves special mention, as it destroys many thousands of oysters every year. This kind perforates the shells by chemical action, and covers them entirely with its own substance. Another kind is a valuable substance for polishing powders...
...regard to the first proposition, our stand was taken some years ago, and is well known throuhout the college. We have not seen the advantages reaped which were predicted by the action of the faculty in forbidding the base-ball men to practice with professional teams, and there is little indicatian that we ever shall see them. Under the present prohibition, we lose the manifest good which would result from contesting with our superiors, and gain nothing in return. We defeat the duffers at Marblehead twenty runs to two, and find in our games with Yale that there is danger...
...view of the general sentiment at Cornell that the turbulence between the two lower classes has been excessive, the sophomores have just held a meeting in which it was resolved that "We desparage and discourage a continuance of turbulence and that we refrain from any action which would reflect dishonor upon the University." A motion was also carried that "The freshmen whose pants had been decorated with a sophomore poster should be supplied with a new pair...