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...most important additions which has been made for some time is a course in Russian. For some years past the need for such a course has been felt. Twelve years ago it was decided to teach Russian, and the instructor was secured; but at the last moment the project fell through. With the lectures lately given by Prince Wolkonsky new interest was aroused, which has now taken this definite form...
Just at this period production increased and silver accordingly fell still lower...
...weeks ago, contains some interesting statistics upon the average ages of the entering classes of the University. From 1865 until 1880 the average age of the freshman classes was 18 and a fraction. This fraction gradually grew larger until in 1881 the age was 19. Two years later it fell to 18 years and 9 months. In 1887 it rose again to 19, where it remained, varying a few months each year, until 1894, when the average age of the entering class was 18 years and 117/12 months. The present freshman class averaged 18 years and 9 months...
...numerous counterfeiters, however, made any fair trial of the system impossible. A sort of madness fell upon people; men, women and children joined in counterfeiting, clipping, and sweating the coin. The severest punishments proved ineffective. Macaulay says that the country passed no measure of the value of commodities. Everyone suspected his neighbor of cheating...
...Harvard class team race was won by '99 with '97 a close second, '98 third, and '96 last. Yale was fairly outrun by Princeton in their team race, although Gerard of Yale unfortunately slipped and fell at the finish of his relay. The final event of the evening was the Harvard-Pennsylvania team race, the closest and most exciting of all. The first relay was between Eaton of Harvard and Sterritt of Pennsylvania. Sterritt finished three yards ahead Boyer took Sterritt's place and Eaton touched Marshall, who was slow in getting off. Marshall succeeded in making up the lost...