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This report conflicts to some extent with one which has just reached here, viz., that instead of shipping Boylston to Russia it is to be painted red, white, and blue, and put up at the World's Fair, in which General Grant is to receive his callers and presents. The...
Gives the dear creatures many wretched hours;
THE lists were now ready, and the Faculty's party, five in number, who, for three hours, were to resist all comers, were at their posts. Each of them had a separate pavilion where he awaited the arrival of challengers. These pavilions were fitted up with the utmost magnificence. Silk...
Now, although a student may be glad enough theoretically to get four minutes' more instruction in Greek, yet practically he dislikes to get that instruction by deducting so much time from his ensuing recitation in Latin or Philosophy, or whatever it may be. If three-hour-and-twelve-minute courses...
THE tendency to give too long examinations is quite as evident this year as it has ever been. The subject is a very old one, but the annoyance is so great that the only way to correct it eventually, seems to be to speak of it periodically. Examinations can never...