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...deliberative body which advises the university court. Apart from these dignified bodies each university has for chief individual officers a chancellor, representing the higher powers, a vice chancellor, appointed by the chancellor, and a rector elected by the matriculated students. The latter is an honorary office, and is usually conferred on some distinguished non-resident, sometimes on account of his scholarly eminence, but more frequently on political grounds. The voting for lord rector is generally taken to be a fair indication of the party bias of the students, who, in turn, are looked upon as fairly representative young...
Lost, probably in the Library : a J. Crookers three-blade knife, buffalo-horn handlde. The finder will confer a favor by leaving it at Brock and Leavitt...
Lost, probably in the Library : a J. Crookers three-blade knife, buffalo-horn handlde. The finder will confer a favor by leaving it at Brock and Leavitt...
Lost-Mill's Political Economy and note books, and a cloth covered Cinq. Mars. Finder will confer a favor by leaving them at Brock and Leavitt...
Lost.-Mill's Political Economy and note books, and a cloth covered Cinq. Mars. Finder will confer a favor by leaving them at Brock and Leavitt...