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...this sort of descriptive writing would object. It is not everybody that cares to invite the world into his chamber to inspect his bric-a-brac, and chat over his personal peculiarities. For this reason, then, it is to be hoped that the "Globe" will change slightly the general plan of the next article on Harvard "home life" which it sees fit to publish. Let the rooms be described and illustrated, by all means, for a feature of college life like this is a perfectly legitimate subject for descriptive writing, but let the accompanying biographettes of their inmates be omitted...
...warm, almost sultry weather of the last few days again arouses thoughts about the lack of general interest in rowing. There are now in the boat-house a fair number of pair-oared working boats, which are not used from one season to another. Although the Charles is not the most pleasing of waters on which a young man may exercise his muscle with the oars, yet the river is not so bad after all, and surely there ought to be awakened among our undergraduates a greater desire for universal excellence in boating. There are a few private shells...
...with a view to making the punishment for "cribbing" more severe, and at the same time more just, both to the accused and to the students in general, that the "student jury," was proposed. This was the subject on which communication was invited. The discussion desired was on the remedies rather than on the evils existing at present...
...scientific department of Harvard has secured a reputation for broadness and thoroughness of instruction which few institutions of learning now enjoy. In Chemistry and Natural Science, the courses of instruction and the general methods pursued are unexceptional, and the department in Physics is also strong. But in Physics, one or two improvements can be made which would, we think, meet the wants of many scientific students in a more satisfactory way. We discover, in looking over the college curriculum, that the provision for the study of electricity and magnetism is in some respects inadequate. We refer particularly to the absence...
...sophomore year closes the study of trigonometry and is also the end of the prescribed course, and the students thereafter are permitted to elect what branches they will pursue. It is therefore an important epoch in college life, and the "Trig Ceremonies" are always made the occasion of a general celebration by the sophomores, who invite the freshmen to attend and take warning by their experience. The usual chief event is a play, more or less appropriate to the occasion...