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...incident to a competitive system, the cost of tutoring would be substantially reduced. A defect,--at least from a pedagogical point of view--of most existing tutoring is its dependence upon printed notes. A seminar in which the men themselves are forced to take notes is perhaps a more arduous, but certainly a more wholesome way of acquiring knowledge, than a tutoring session in which education is swallowed in pre-digested doses. Naturally, printed notes would have no place in a tutoring system controlled by the Faculty...
...Ernest Shackleton, the English Antarctic explorer, spoke before an enthusiastic audience in the Living Room of the Union yesterday afternoon and described one of the arduous experiences of his expedition. He said that on the party's return north, their provisions became exhausted and for two months they were compelled to subsist on a diet of dead pony. On the march they suffered terribly from dysentery and each man lost in weight an average of from 30 to 40 pounds...
...Finance Committee will start upon the collection of class dues. A considerable deficit remains from last year which must be cleared off before we can undergo the expenses consequent on the Junior Dance and the other class events which are in contemplation. The work of the committee is arduous enough at best, but a great amount of satisfaction would be afforded by the hearty co-operation of every Junior. The class officers confidently hope that all members of the class will do their share to expedite the work of the committee, and be glad of this chance to show their...
...part and to the unanimous regret of the members of the Board. After two weeks of conference the resignation was accepted, the Board having, with the utmost difficulty, arrived at the conclusion that a proper regard for the President's wishes required them to relieve him of the arduous duties of his office. In so doing the members of the Board expressed their confidence in the President's unimpaired ability to administer the affairs of the University to the satisfaction of the Governing Boards and Faculties...
George Lyman Kittredge '82, "Professor of English in this University, linguist, philologist, worthy interpreter of the masters of English literature, antiquarian on one side, on the other most modern of inductive philosophers, generous helper of all other scholars, leader who inspires his followers to arduous and fruitful labors...