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...editorial of the other day objecting to the hour examinations. While they may be disagreeable in some cases I think as a rule they are beneficial, especially in hard or doubtful courses. They count very little on the year's mark and no cramming need be done for them except by a few lazy men, whom it will not injure to "brace' once or twice during the year instead of doing all their study for the semiannuals. And they certainly are of great use in giving one an idea of the nature of the questions on the midyear papers...
...possible harm by advancing his own views or prejudices against a preparatory school to which he for some reason is hostile. We would advise the young gentleman to sign his own name to his attacks hereafter in order that no one may be misled into believing that anyone here except "Pilliparius" holds such sublimely silly ideas...
...that as the winter months set in all athletics must degenerate into the routine of gymnasium work. During the fall we have looked forward to each Saturday afternoon as the event of the week, but now the foot-ball interest is gone there is nothing which we can anticipate except the winter meetings still far distant. Cannot some enterprising or imaginative student discover some excitement in the gymnasium or elsewhere which can take regularly on Saturday afternoons? It would be more useful than the literary productions which are published in the college papers, and would not require half the creative...
...under its author's name in alphabetical order, his collective works, and then his single works. The different editions of his works are mentioned chronologically, and all their translations also. If an author is unknown, a titled reference to the work is made, always under first word of title, except article or preposition. Books written under a false name are entered under true names and reference made to title and nom de plume...
...divided his work into two parts, the first treating of political economy proper; the second applying the principles of the science to the various questions of the day. We have long felt that some such book was needed. Neither Faucet nor Walker possesses the elements of a good textbook. Except to the most devoted, Mill becomes tedious through his many details, besides being antiquated in several points. For the students of Political Economy I, therefore, Prof. Laughlin's books will be a great aid. They will find there, stated in clear and forcible language, Mr. Mill's conclusions...