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...zeal which certain instructors displayed in the manner of conducting recitations during such weather as that of last week. Faithfulness to one's department is admired by none more than by us. But even in faithfulness, there is a golden mean. Some instructors did have the kindness to dismiss their sections after a short recitation. Others, however, persisted in keeping their sections crowded together, without regard to health, as though students were so many sheep. This may be endurable in some rooms, but in University, especially U. E. R., it is too much for instructors to demand or for students...
When you'll dismiss us punctually...
...whom have been around the College for more than twenty years. The chances are ten to one that any man employed by the College will be inefficient in the performance of his duties. Students will be obliged to hire a man over whom they have no power of dismissal, and who has no interest in performing his duties well, instead of one whom they can dismiss at pleasure. Experience has shown that it is next to impossible to obtain the dismissal of any College officer, no matter how inefficient he may be, so we suppose that we must make...
...College deduct from the rent of each room an amount equal to that paid the goody for keeping it in order. Then let the occupant of each room hire a goody on his own account, to be paid by himself, and whom he may dismiss if her duties are neglected...
...British troops were ordered to Cambridge after the surrender of Burgoyne, October, 1777, General Heath asked the Corporation for the use of the College buildings, but as that body was rather unwilling to comply, offering only the use of one house, he sent them a peremptory order to dismiss the students, which was done. The soldiers, however, used only the building first offered, and the students returned after a vacation of two or three months...