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...students of the college are instructed in a very extended and liberal course by a large faculty. The system followed is that of "election by terms." By this method the average student is less likely to become a mere literary grazer than he would be were he, at the commencement of his sophomore year, without any clear idea either of what he ought, or of what he would desire, to study, brought face to face with a broad and unrestricted course extending over three years, and told to pick and choose. The accommodations, however, for those desiring to pursue special...
...Chicago Medical College has again got into trouble, owing to its somewhat peculiar method of obtaining "subjects...
...Nominally there is a university Senate and a Rector at its head. In reality the universities are under the direct control of the Czar. It is he who rules us. It is upon his words that our privileges depend. With his whims change the whole system and method of instruction. Not only this, but he places a military officer whom he calls Curator, in general charge over us, and through him directs the minutest details with an iron hand. The instructors' chairs are not indeed bought and sold or given to absolutely ignorant members of the military as they were...
...poorly graded and drained, and the flag walks so badly laid that they are all a series of puddles from end to end. The college may think that plank walks are more expensive than a proper grading and relaying of the paths. If so let them take this latter method of improvement. But this would be but a makeshift. These are many times when the best graded paths become clogged with snow and ice. In such cases the paths are as bad as poorly graded ones. The only satisfactory remedy in such cases is a system of raised board walks...
...written a book on "Education and Educators" which ought to attract attention in the United States. Among other points, he discusses the hereditary effects of education, its relation to the state, its connection with religion, and the different kinds of educators. The book is written after the scientific method, and its positions on all points are supported by ample citations from leading authors. The author designs to put forth two more books, one on anthropology and the other on pedagogy...