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...first place, almost every society requires some literary work of its members, either before or after initiation, so that in this way a large number of men gain that first practice in writing which is necessary to wear away the newness of their pens and make them run freely. Then the themes and forensics are sufficiently numerous, in the last three years, to allow the student on the average only four weeks to compose each one, which is certainly by no means too long for those who have acquired no great facility in arranging their ideas. These are all carefully...
...that coxswains do not learn to take more advantage of tide and wind. During flood-tide there must be a current of one mile an hour at the least, and by avoiding half of that by keeping near the wall, during the ten minutes on the home stretch, a gain (if these premises are right) of 264 feet would be made. When the tide is running out at the rate of four or five miles an hour in mid stream, still greater loss or gain might be made by the steering...
Math. 5 is a continuation of 1. It is a combination of Courses 5 and 6 in the scheme of the current year, made with the intention of giving more space to the practical methods. This course should be taken by all who desire to gain a real and permanent mastery of the Calculus...
SEVERAL articles on phonography have recently appeared in college journals, all of which advocate the study, and speak of the numerous advantages which students in particular would derive from a practical knowledge of the art. The time required to gain the knowledge is only vaguely spoken of, and the average reader would think that the easiest and most profitable trade to be learned is short-hand...
...hold such a course of readings will be an additional burden on our instructors; but, judging from the interest that has been already shown, they will find their kind efforts properly appreciated, for there are many students who are glad to make use of so favorable an opportunity to gain a wider knowledge of ancient and modern literature and of music. The courses in the foreign languages will also be useful, from the practice that they will give in following the text without being obliged to think of the separate meaning of each word; and only such philological, historical...