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...object of the Advocate is to have whatever criticisms it makes, forcible though just. When it thinks that this can be done without the use of anyone's name, it will make the criticism wholly impersonal; but when on deliberation it seems necessary to mention any gentleman's name, either for praise or censure, it will not hesitate to do so boldly and fearlessly...
...published, some time ago, a complaint concerning English VII. The complaint was directed at the method at present pursued in the teaching of the course. Any literary course which is intended to cover so long a period as either English VII or VIII, cannot be safely conducted in the same manner as a course which restricts its work to a close examination of a few of the works of one man. Whatever may be said against the lecture system, there can be no doubt that it is the only system which can be successfully pursued in a course which attempts...
...defending himself. Now, I ask you if any man would go to a sparring match and allow himself to be pummelled about, merely because if he hit his opponent so hard that he disabled him, he would be declared "fit only for the society of roughs and 'muckers' "? Either the gentleman who was so badly handled was also ignorant of sparring, or else in an unfit condition to appear; in the former case he would also come under the pale of criticism, in the latter, to what purpose are contestants examined before entering contests? If he knew nothing about sparring...
...path, drawing the small puddle into the larger, and making the walk in the meanwhile a regular quicksand. The end of the walk opposite Holyoke St. is still worse; the stones are sunken and uneven. and on the rainy days that are so common in Cambridge, one is obliged either to keep on the flagging, and go ankle deep in water, or step off the path and flounder ankle deep in mud. Now the expenditure of ten dollars would right this state of things: a small tile pipe would remedy the first defect, and a few hours labor straightening...
...exhibition of German duelling which was to take place last Saturday, has been postponed until the third winter meeting. There will probably be four contestants, and a cup has been offered by the H. A. A. Either Prof. Croswell or Dr. Francke will be referee, as both have had experience in the German Universities...