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After the short preliminary practice, the first and second elevens played two halves of ten minutes each. The first eleven was decidedly superior on the offensive, but did not score until the very end of the second half. This small score does not, however, give a correct idea of the game; for the second team had possession of the ball only twice and did not gain a yard by rushing. The first eleven on the other hand, gained almost at will, and was never far from the goal line. In the first half the ball was carried twice...
Though the instructor is thus an important factor in the community life of a school, correct principles of teaching are quite as essential. In the first place, knowledge as an ultimate goal must be abolished. It has brought with it a system of little less than bribery, in the shape of elaborate methods of marks and examinations -- a system under which true development is put aside for deceptive prizes and honors. The reasonable way of teaching is to bring before the child the incentives of that community life to which reference has already been made. For example, modelling and drawing...
...board expended but 463,000 last year, there was a balance of $137,000 in the treasury which could be legally devoted to their purposes this year, in addition to the annual sum of $200,000. The petitioner contended, however, that the former view was the correct one, and, being so, that the respondents had gone beyond the law by expending more than $200,000 this year, leaving nothing with which to play its claim for damages for the land taken, the market value of which...
...this kind was issued last spring, but owing to the difficulty of obtaining accurate information about each man, it contained some errors. During the past year, however, letters of inquiry have been sent to all whose names appear in the catalogue, and the present copy is believed to be correct in every particular...
...that, in determining argumentative ability, the Judges should take into consideration thorough knowledge of the subject, logical sequence, skill in selecting and presenting evidence, and power in rebuttal; and that in considering the form of the speakers as distinguished from their arguments they should regard bearing, quality of voice, correct pronunciation, clear enunciation, ease and appropriateness of gesture, and directness, variety, and emphasis in delivery. Without attempting to assign exact valuation to these various elements, the Association is agreed that as between the two, matter is more important than form; and that should one team excel in matter...