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...stated in books of reference. Often his notes contain serious errors, due to haste or confusion of mind; more often still they omit the most important facts. There can be no doubt that facts can be learned far more thoroughly and accurately from printed than from spoken words. Criticism, comment, and explanation can, on the other hand be admirably conveyed in lectures, provided the hearer is already acquainted with the facts upon which the comment is based. In an elementary course, for instance, the lecturer rarely sets forth facts not easily obtainable in books; his explanation of these facts...
...other articles and poems hardly call for special comment...
...baseball team created much favorable comment in the college communities in the South visited last year; now let the Glee Club look after the social end of it. RION McKISSICK...
...Union this evening at 8 o'clock on "Characteristic Scenes in Chill, Bolivia, and Peru." This lecture will be open only to members of the Union. The slides which Professor Brewster will show this evening, depicting the scenery of South America, are unusually excellent, having gained very favorable comment during his lecture tour of the large western universities last summer...
...injury to Captain Fish has been the subject of much comment since the Dartmouth game. Although examination has showed that no bones were broken and that injury to the lungs did not occur, the shock to the nervous system from the hard blow in the solar plexus was very great. No official statement has been given out as to whether Fish will be able to get into the game tomorrow; if he does the chances are that he will not be able to play through, and that the effectiveness of his playing will be lessened by the injury...