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...Spirit of the Times has a certain Hibernian touch to it of "see a head and hit it," which is truly unique, and its bump of aggressiveness has once more led it into a ridiculous position. After administering a sound drubbing, a very sound drubbing indeed, to the University of Pennsylvania, on account of its unfortunate challenge, the writer of the article was seemingly unable to close without making a few flings at Harvard and Yale. He blandly states: "If all the bosh that has been written about the aquatic deeds and words of Harvard and Yale could be collected...
...experience that the foretastes of these sciences obtained in the Realschule frequently dulls rather than stimulates eagerness for knowledge. Still less are the modern languages able to take the place of Greek and Latin; for, since as a rule the only thing aimed at in their study is a certain facility of use, they cannot serve in equal manner as an instrument of culture. The main point is that the instruction given in the Realschule lacks a central point; hence the unsteadiness in its system of teaching. It embraces a collection of studies most of which cannot be pursued with...
Public education is carried on under the management of the Minister of Public Instruction, who, with his assistant, is appointed by the Czar. Russia was formerly divided into twelve educational districts over each of which a curator was placed as the representative of the Czar. In these twelve districts certain parts of Russia were not included, notably Finland, having charge of their own education. In 1863 Alexander II greatly improved the school system. In 1835 public education was under ecclesiastical rule but little was accomplished. In 1847 there were 2,500 schools, 27,000 teachers, 125,000 scholars...
There is no doubt but that the crews, teams, and other organized bodies should have the first right to use the chest-weights in the gymnasium. That they should have the exclusive use of them during certain portions of every afternoon is a custom the justice of which may well be doubted. We are inclined to think that it is not quite fair for the unorganized mass of students, and wish to suggest a remedy. At the very time when there are most men in the gymnasium taking their regular exercise the weights can not be approached, as a usual...
...paid to the president and fellows of Harvard college, the net income of which, after deducting 5 per cent there of for the purpose of increasing the fund, is to be applied to the payment of the tuition and other expenses of certain descendants of David Ellis and others who may be members of the college. The residue of the trust property, if any, is also to be paid to the president and fellows of Harvard College, the income, after the same deduction of 5 per cent, to be applied to the payment of the salary of a professor...