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...method by which our governmental machinery is run. The majority of American voters have but a crude conception of the labors which lie before each incoming congress, and a still more indefinite idea of the way in which these labors are performed. It is with interest, and often with surprise, that one reads the description of the extraordinary powers conferred upon the House committees, which, in reality, are the potent factors in our national legislation. After gaining from this work some slight comprehension of our legislative system, one is not surprised at the recent remarks of President-elect Cleveland. Said...
...impartiality in a leading college man who is thoroughly known and has borne an honorable name in the college world, than in a professional umpire, who is employed simply on recommendation, who looks upon his task of umpiring purely as a means of money-getting, and who is often the cast-off of the league corps of umpires for offences discountenanced even in professional circles? College games are rarely umpired by men in good and regular standing...
Tutoring of late has occasionally taken the form of "Seminars," or parlor lectures. The tutor charges a certain fee for admission to his room at an appointed hour, giving, when the time comes, as full a resume of the course as possible. Forty and fifty dollars an evening are often made in this...
...constitution ? In America the constitution is found in every house and taught in every school, and can be read aloud in seventeen minutes. The consequence of this is that politics tend to become legal, and the Bar has far more importance than in England, where Parliament is omnipotent. Americans often say that their whole political history has been a struggle of strict as against loose constructionists. It is only fair to say that the American constitution works well, because it was imposed on a people educated in English legal habits. Hence the very conservative tone prevailing in America...
Then, too, there are other memories that will always cling about the hall. What graduate will forget the commencement and class day exercises held in Sander's theatre, the concerts, and lectures, the prize speaking, or the dancing and gaiety, and beauty often enjoyed and seen in the dining hall? The old well-worn bulletin boards come in for their share too. Many times we have read them from top to bottom with their notices of Union debates, of games and sports, of tutoring, and of articles for sale. The bulletin boards come to be regarded as a part...