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...BURNETT, Capt.A collection of papers by the students of John Hopkins University, upon the general subject of the science of logic, edited and arranged by Professor C. S. Pierce, has been published by Little, Brown & Co., and bears the title of "Studies in Logic...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 3/28/1883 | See Source »

...communication in our columns this morning seems to express a feeling that is shared to a greater or less degree by many of the members of the Dining Association. If there is a general feeling that Mr. Balch is incompetent as a manager of the hall, it is high time that some action were taken. The steward is removable by the corporation, and the board of directors have only the power to request such a removal. If a general dissatisfaction like that expressed by our correspondent exists, it is certainly time for the directors of the association to request...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/27/1883 | See Source »

...which to base Mr. Balch's dismissal. Is it necessary to have proofs in black and white that Mr. Balch does not manage the hall in the interests of the students? Is it not sufficient grounds for dismissal that he does not give satisfaction - nay, that he gives general dissatisfaction? The mildness of the directors is ascribed by some to the fact that Mr. Balch is relied on by President Eliot and the overseers, and it is said that it would be highly disrespectful to dismiss the steward against the will of the governors of the university. Respect...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/27/1883 | See Source »

...drinks and its times and quantity. I suppose most young people could do as much without wine as with it. Real brain work of itself, I think, upsets the worker and makes him bilious; wine will not cure this, nor will abstaining from wine prevent it. But, in general, wine used in moderation seems to add to the agreeableness of life - for adults, at any rate; and whatever adds to the agreeableness of life adds to its resources and powers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/27/1883 | See Source »

Postmaster-General Howe died at his home in Kenosha, Wis., yesterday, of pneumonia, aged 67 years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. | 3/26/1883 | See Source »