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AT present a man must make his beginning in science in his college course, for every one knows that the entrance science amounts to nothing. The College recognizes this in Botany, in Chemistry, and in Geology; all of these have excellent courses, where a man may get a good grounding...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CORRESPONDENCE. | 1/24/1879 | See Source »

"Pooh! That's nothing, father, a mere form; relic of an old custom. You see, about a hundred years ago, the twenty best men of the class used to contend in an examination for the first place. The nineteen who did n't win were told that they might go...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY. | 1/24/1879 | See Source »

THE appointment of an Instructor in Singing is a step that has given much satisfaction and it is evident that it meets a want which has long been felt. There are many men in college who know just enough about singing to wish to know more, and there are many...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/24/1879 | See Source »

The Courant has a very good article called "Smashing," which might very well have been written by a young lady, whether it is or not. The parody on "The Raven," in which the shade of Hallam is represented as suffering tortures on account of his "Constitutional History," is fairly good...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR EXCHANGES. | 1/24/1879 | See Source »

Every branch of Athletics is now so quiet that nothing of interest can be said or written. The New York Athletic Club held two days' sport at Gilmore's Garden, New York, but the times made were poor, and the races devoid of any particular interest. The mile-run was...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR SPORTING COLUMN. | 1/24/1879 | See Source »