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...last, no proctor was placed in the room. It was then that the real force of public opinion was felt. No man dared to cheat. Each man felt that the shame would be tenfold greater than if he should be caught cheating under the eye of a proctor. The element of daring, of dull satisfaction at the cunning evasion of the sharp glance of a policeman was entirely taken away. There was instead a feeling of pride that the instructor had shown his appreciation of the manhood of the students in his courses...
...most part on Saturday afternoons, as provided by the regulations; and surely it can do no harm to college work if the whole body of students turn out to see the game. There is a healthful, pleasurable excitement in watching a closely contested match, which, if the element of betting is left out, can surely do no harm. If the game is won, is it not natural for the victors to celebrate their victory? What harm can be done by the discharge of a few fireworks, rockets and bombs, or the building of a bon-fire-in a judiciously selected...
...spirit will so thoroughly convince every one of the value of the sport that nothing short of the most abject folly on the part of the younger players who take up the game can prevent its future being the brightest, because the most free from any professional or hippodroming element, of any of our pastimes...
...twenty-two, should include two things, namely, mental training and positive knowledge. In this, I think, almost all men are agreed; but as to the proportions of the two and as to their compatibility, men's opinions vary widely. Of one thing, however, we may be sure. If either element of education be neglected in the undergraduate course, it is unlikely that the deficiency will ever be made good. The years immediately following graduation are devoted, in the vast majority of instances, to learning a profession or a business; and these interests should be shared with no others except...
...German in the college that some society or club should be formed to create an interest in German literature, and they felt that their intentions would be best carried out by the formation of a club which, in addition to its literary side, should also have a social element. Such is the Dentscher Verein. Every fortnight there is a meeting of the society, and on each occasion a paper on some literary subject is real by one of the members. Political matters have been labored up to the present time, and all discussions have been limited to men like Goethe...