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...Charles-River Railroad have adopted an excellent way of designating the horse-ears on the different routes. On the top of the cars in front are placed large wooden balls, and the colors of these balls show the route of the cars. The Union Railway should adopt some similar method...
...colleges? Are Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Columbia to gain glory by the strength of their students' muscles, and virtue by betting and drinking? Is the athletic contest before a miscellaneous crowd the best way to develop mental culture and moral health? Is it not even a very poor method of ministering to bodily soundness? Do athletes live long? Let medical men answer. I am ashamed to argue such a question. The whole business is demoralizing and directly inimical to the objects of a collegiate institution. Roughness, vulgarity, and the disgusting pretentiousness of Young America are the common results...
...cannot but think that the method adopted by Prof. White with his section in Greek 9 approaches as near as possible the result desired. In this course during the past half-year, the section have had a number of written recitations on the subject matter. At the semiannual examinations a few days ago, the men were allowed to substitute these written recitations for parts of the paper, if they so desired. By this method the instructor much more readily finds out what the men know and have done in the course than by the old system...
...directors of the Dining Association wrestled with the momentous coffee question again last evening. As it was deemed unwise to cause an increase in the price of board by the addition of a luxury to the regular bill of fare, the present method of serving coffee for dinner was abolished. Next came the question as to whether coffee in smaller cups could not be placed on the order list at a cheaper price than it is at present. This question seemed to have many debatable points, and was subjected to much discussion. Finally a member moved to buy the after...
Taking everything into consideration, the student who does his studying in the daytime and his gymnasium work in the evening adopts the most sensible method. There is no gainsaying the fact, the best work can be done for a short time in the evening, but it is accomplished at the expense of an alarming loss of nerve power...