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Bartlett Memorial.AT a special meeting of the Association of Alumni of Harvard College, held on the 25th November, 1878, the undersigned were appointed an executive committee to carry out the wishes of the association then expressed, viz. "to place in Memorial Hall a likeness of General Bartlett, in bust or medallion, with a tablet commemorative of his services. In the event then more money be contributed than is necessary for this purpose, the surplus to be used for the benefit of General Bartlett's children; and, further, that special contributions for the latter purpose be received by the treasurer...
...regard to new apparatus, General Lister knows, or should know, of the many improvements which have been made in gymnasium equipments of late years; and if he, in co-operation with the students, will cast his influence in the right direction, I trust he can accomplish that which we most need, - and indeed must have, - good apparatus...
...system of stars, graded degrees, and the like, to distinguish more clearly the nature of the work done by each man in his college course, and to give those men who have not gone in for the regular Honors, nor have had a high general average, some distinction for their ability and proficiency in some one or two studies...
...Thwing's "American Colleges." The book has received more than its share of commendation, and less than its share of condemnation; it has many weak points, and a malevolent critic, like the writer in the Spectator, might have made Mr. Thwing feel very uncomfortably: but the attack is too general and too short-sighted to do that gentleman much damage; the author of the article has wasted a good opportunity. His proof-reader has not learned to spell President Eliot's name. The Spectator contains a very friendly notice of the Harvard Theatricals in New York...
...College and one in the Scientific School. Two died of brain disease, one of pneumonia, and one of anaemia. In no one of the cases could the fatal disease be attributed to any exposure or over-exertion incident to student life or to residence in Cambridge. The general healthiness of the University dormitories is remarkable. There has been no epidemic therein of fever, diphtheria, dysentery, or any zymotic disease for many years, and malaria (except in imported cases) is unknown...