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...affairs to the influence of the present policy of the faculty, and although it deprecates hazing, declares strongly in favor of some manifestations of college spirit. "We frankly admit that we do not admire the style of youth sans vim, sans enthusiasm, who would be a model in this modern school. The typical young man is enthusiastic, manly and generous, and a policy that destroys the material for class historians and crushes class enthusiasm and college precedent, will repel him from our doors. Our college authorities seem at present to be making an energetic bid for the Oberlin style...
...contemporary thinks, and in our opinion, thinks rightly that this class enthusiasm aids largely in bringing about the best results. But the trouble is that the reaction against the modern spirit is apt to carry college students back again to the old days of hazing. We strongly favor class enthusiasm, but if class enthusiasm is to retard the spirit which is now actuating the students of most colleges in their efforts to improve and elevate college customs, we say preserve us from class enthusiasm...
...fairly be said that the new Harvard Gymnasium has been the parent or sponsor of almost all of the modern college gymnasiums of the country. It is certain that scarcely and gymnasium has been newly fitted up, or any plan of physical culture adopted at any neighboring college, but that it has seemed necessary beforehand to inspect the building and methods of Harvard's Gymnasium, or to secure the advice or active cooperation of its well known director. The latest instance of this fact is Cornell, whose trustees are considering the question of making a thorough course of gymnastic instruction...
...German universities differs characteristically from that of the French. Too poor in their own possessions not to be compelled, with increasing demands for the means of instruction, eagerly to accept the help of the state, and too weak to resist encroachments upon their ancient rights in times in which modern states attempt to consolidate themselves, the German universities have had to submit themselves to the controlling influence of the state. Owing to this latter circumstance the decision in all important university matters has in principal been transferred to the state, and in times of religious or political excitement this supreme...
...earnest protest of the Vassar graduates against the plan pursued in that college bears upon a singular part of our modern educational training. The protest was moderate and strong in both meaning and language, and deserves careful attention from every parent. The author (who had herself won the first place in the graduating class and was therefore entitled to speak) urged that the system of placing "honors" at graduation before the pupil at her entrance into school as the chief object of her endeavors "induced a nervous strain incompatible with her highest physical or mental development. The system...