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...Philological Society I wish to speak more particularly. This society has decided that the first method of work is not suited to its department; and its plan is, first, to superintend a course of lectures that shall stimulate an interest in classical subjects; and, secondly, to bring about an acquaintance and an interchange of experience between those interested in Philology, by having social meetings at different times during the year. Work of this sort is all that can be done in departments where the regular courses of lectures practically exhaust the subjects of study...
...these societies there are two methods of work. One of them is the method used in those much-lauded societies of the German universities-the seminars. According to this plan the society meets at frequent intervals, and has a discussion on some question assigned beforehand. Each member is expected to prepare something to say, and to ask for information regarding any points unsettled in his mind; and every meeting is made profitable in a high degree to the members...
...Yale News, following the example of the HERALD, has introduced the plan of publishing regular correspondence from other colleges...
EDITORS HARVARD HERALD: The correspondent in this morning's HERALD, who wants reduced rates, is a little more confident of the liberality of the railroad companies than are those who have had experience. He is very much mistaken if he supposes that his plan of getting reduced tickets has never been tried before. Last spring was the first time for some years that the great majority of railroads refused reduced rates to students. When, as usual, students made application at the railroad offices last June for reduced tickets they were told that the companies had decided to make no concessions...
...faculty of Columbia College are in favor of co-education, but have apparently given up the idea of literal co-education, since they new desire to found a new department, with buildings located in the vicinity of the college, to be conducted on a plan similar to that of the Harvard annex...