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There is a large gain in the number of those taking electives for five years in Nat. Hist. In 1874-75, 145 took courses in this branch; in 1879-80, 236. Latin has decreased from 232 to 218; Mathematics from 92 to 67. English has increased from 27 to 131; and Fine Arts from...
Yours, VIF.P. S. - I have forgotten one important point, - English clothes. As it will take some time for you to get your measure over to Poole, send up to Montreal by the football team for a suit or two to last till the London garments arrive. Even Montreal things are more stylish than those in the States...
...Themes and Forensics are not the same as eight hours of elective work for one year. The point which we endeavored to make was that the requirements for Honorable Mention, as such, should be the same for all subjects. On this basis, it is reasonable that the requirement in English composition should be 80 per-cent for all the work that comes under that head, even though it is not equivalent to eight hours; for any system of compensations, if once introduced, must be carried on indefinitely to arrive at any real equalization of the amount of work done...
...first plan, which was based upon several existing French systems, provided annuities by means of compulsory annual reserves from salaries, supplemented by equal annual appropriations from the treasury of the University, and accumulated for terms of years, which would ordinarily have been long; the second was based upon the English government system, and simply provided a retiring allowance, varying, according to circumstances, from one-third to two-thirds of the recipient's last annual salary in full activity. The first plan commended itself to a large majority of the instructors; but was opposed, for various reasons, by an influential minority...
...wish to plead for the establishment of courses in Ancient and Modern English, which shall make the attainment of Final Honors a possibility. Honors in Modern Languages are based mainly on French and German. But there are no motives to urge men to a careful study of English, except the excellence of the instruction given, or love for the subject. Is our literature, then, so deficient in value and interest? Is the ability to write - not Greek, but English - of so little importance? Students of Saxon and Old English meet with scant encouragement. Honorable Mention is a meagre reward...