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...German and French - Tuesday, April 4, 10 A.M. German, Sections 1 - 4 and conditioned men in Mass. 3; Sections 5 - 8 in Mass. 1; French in Sever...
...December 20th, 1881, circulars were issued by a committee of the institute setting forth a "project for the creation at Athens of an American School of Classical Literature, Art and Antiquities, upon the plan of the well-known French and German schools already established there," a project which had been under discussion in the institute for a considerable time. That committee then consisted of Prof. J. W. White (chairman), Prof. E. W. Gurney, Prof. Albert Harkness, Messrs. T. W. Ludlow, F. W. Palfrey; since that time the following names have been added to the committee : Fred'k J. d Peyster...
...White himself intends to appear on the field and take part in the practice. Although the sport would seem to be decidedly more graceful, and, as regards exercise at least, more satisfactory than putting the shot, Professor White states that its success may not be certain, for in the German gymnasia, where several attempts have been made to introduce the exercise, not one, as yet, has succeeded. But the introduction of the sport into our games would at least be an interesting novelty, and there seems to be no inherent difficulty in the way of its success with...
...suffered from the competition of Western America, and money is wanting to carry out some of the most desirable improvements. Broadly considered, the advantages of English university education may be said to consist in the combination of college and university life. The Scotch universities afford efficient class teaching; the German universities give the fullest instruction by professional lectures; the English universities excel in social advantages and in opportunities for forming valuable friendships. The excessive development of their examination system has certainly injured their teaching; but it has been improving in compass as well as in earnestness, and seems likely...
...German 4, the course in composition, given this year under Mr. Lutz, has achieved so considerable a success that it deserves to be extended from one hour a week to a two or three hour elective. The field for work in it is large enough to call for such an extension, and increased advantage and popularity would certainly attend such a measure. It is to be hoped that some favorable action of this kind may be taken by the faculty for next year. The importance of the course calls renewed attention to the need of a similar...