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...proved, that there are some few students who, if they were not watched, would not be able to resist the temptation to fill out their examination books by some unlawful assistance; and taking into consideration the deturs, scholarships, commencement rank, membership of the Phi Beta Kappa, - all of which depend primarily upon the marks at examinations - it is only fair to the others that such students should be effectually prevented from receiving more than they deserve. The presence of the proctor is no insult to our honor. It is a maxim of general application that "the law was not made...
...conveniently accommodate, with the proper practice, in the cage this winter. Still there will always be room for one more, and, now that the lacrosse interests are on such a good footing, they should receive the attention of every possible candidate. The result next spring will depend almost entirely on the efficiency and steadiness of this winter's work in the gymnasium. In spite of the cramped quarters of the cage there are numerous points of the game which can be properly learned there alone, and these points - throwing and catching especially - are what will give our team their great...
...English department is severely criticised - Prof. Child for his peculiar marking system, "so severe, and so greatly in contrast with that of other instructors that his students are at once placed at a great disadvantage in the struggle for rank, upon which depend college honors, scholarships and other important matters;" and the corporation in general for the inadequacy of its provisions for the teaching of English composition and rhetoric. The article is interesting reading...
Subjects of the third Senior Forensic, due March 1 : 1. Does the excellence of the artist depend upon the excellence of the man? 2. Comment upon the following sentence : "Omnes legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus." Cicero, pro Cluentio Section 53.) 3. What are the grounds for supposing that the interior of the earth is in a liquid state? 4. Jefferson as a statesman. 5. Is Mr. Henry James a true delineator of American character...
...amateur and student of astronomy we must depend largely for the success of the plan here proposed. Many such persons spend evening after evening at their telescopes without obtaining results of any permanent value. Either no publication is made and the results are therefore valueless, or time is spent on objects that can be much more usefully examined with a larger instrument. Most commonly the observer has no special plan and spends many hours without result, while the same time might have been employed with equal pleasure to himself and results of great value collected. Those who have not tried...