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...books the greatest accessibilities with the least possible inconvenience to the reader. The libraries of the several schools are now brought together under one administration, and the law librarian, the science librarian, and other specialists are staff officers of the university librarian. They, in turn, have the help of a staff of bright Wellesley girls, of the class of 1883, who are trained as cataloguers and library assistants...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Library at Columbia. | 10/22/1884 | See Source »

...almost a right to demand organizations to turn out in their procession as well as in the Republican. Since the members of the band and drum corps who are opposed to Mr. Blaine are willing to risk for the moment their political feelings and to turn out to help make Harvard's share in the Republican procession a grand success, it seems only courtesy that the Blaine men in the two bodies should return the favor by turning out willingly in the Cleveland procession of Wednesday night. It seems to me that only two objections can possibly be urged ; first...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COMMUNICATIONS. | 10/20/1884 | See Source »

Several college games were played on Saturday, the most of which will help to show the relative merits of the various elevens...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FOOT BALL NOTES. | 10/20/1884 | See Source »

...school has lately been added to the number of those preparatory institutions which greatly help to swell the incoming classes at Harvard. Last week witnessed the dedication of what is to be known as the "Groton School," an academy situated at Groton, in this state. The new school is to be supported on the income of $100,000 lately raided by subscription. and, of course, also by the tuition fees received. The land on which the buildings are situated comprises what was formerly known as the Edmund Blood farm, and is the gift of Messrs. James and Prescott Lawrence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The New School at Groton. | 10/20/1884 | See Source »

...events which will help to make this year a memorable one in student estimation is the new rule lately passed by the faculty, by which upperclassmen are given the privilege of substituting some optional course for conditions on certain. courses of freshman work, notably the required work in mathematics. To say that this radical change has been hailed with enthusiasm by the students most concerned in its operation is but a mild statement. As far back as student memory reaches, the mathematics of freshman year has been a thorn in the flesh to generations of incoming classes. It is almost...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/18/1884 | See Source »