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There is a very illuminating letter in John Graham Brooks' life of William H. Baldwin, Jr., '85--"An American Citizen"--from Mr. Baldwin to his younger brother, which those who are choosing courses might profit by. "I thought I would take Natural History IV," he says, "Just to hear Professor Shaler, but it proved to be a 'New Heavens and a new earth'...The ideas which I got from Professor Shaler led to many other inquiries, and no one thing can ever happen to me so fortunately from an intellectual point of view, as happened when I took N.H.IV...
...interscholastic track meet and tennis championships held under the auspices of the University have become established institutions. The benefits to both sides have long been recognized. The schools are afforded better facilities and brought into contact with the University and from this latter benefit the University also derives profit as well as from the pleasure of having the students of the schools, competitors and partisans alike, among us. The closer organization of college and school has many advantages ramifying into all parts of the system...
From the data accumulated, valid conclusions of great practical and theoretic value are being drawn. The highest and lowest percentages and the percentage about which data centres of these stores gross profits, operating expenses, buying expenses, and outlay for sales force, advertising, deliveries, rent, and interest on capital have been computed, together with the highest, lowest, and centering percentage of stock-turns. The last item may be cited as an example of the public importance of this investigation. More stockturns would mean a greater profit without an increase in price, and fundamentally a public economy. In subsequent bulletins the Bureau...
...report is presented to the Sophomore class this morning by its secretary-treasurer. It shows a balance in the class treasury, after the expenses of three smokers have been subtracted, of over a $1000. The credit side of the statement represents a total of $1242, of which $290, was profit on the Freshman Red Book, and $937, the result of the collection of class dues...
...many of these men as possible while he can. Seniors especially, for their days are growing few, in case they have come so far in ignorance of the leading professors, might consider a visit now and then to these professors courses. They will be welcome, and they will profit...