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...present form, the Elective Pamphlet is little more than a bare list of the different courses, and it gives the least possible assistance to a student in selecting his studies. If the student be a Freshman, it is doubly hard to make a selection of studies that will suit him; because he knows few upper classmen from whom to get information about the different courses. Take, for example, the following from the Elective Pamphlet:* "NATURAL HISTORY 4. Geology. Three times a week. Professor SHALER. Course 4 can be taken twice a week, omitting the field work, if notice to that...
Edison's "Pneumatic Tube" stock will be placed on the stock-list of the Boston board in a few days. Here is a chance for all Harvard men to enrich themselves...
...Honors List of the University of London's matriculation examination the first name is that of a young lady; and at Cambridge another young lady, Miss Scott, answered papers set for the mathematical tripos in a manner that would entitle her to the eighth place on the list of wranglers...
...early to think of the list of electives for next year, and to call the attention of those who are to get out the pamphlet to several courses which might be added, that would prove beneficial to a number of students. There is a tendency here for men to devote most of their time to specialties, and they finish a four-years' course without having any knowledge, even in a general way, of many branches of learning with which every one ought to be conversant. The reason seems to be that most of the electives are too technical, and deal...
...exhibition and it is not too much to wish that the performances may be a great success. The number of competitors will undoubtedly be far larger than ever before, and the novel feature of having a "ladies' day" should spur men on to excel past records. Besides this, the list of events is more varied and attractive than usual, and offers opportunities for all kinds of athletes. If men will give up the idea of not competing unless they are sure of a prize, we may expect to have a better exhibition, and more credit will reflect on those...