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...will deny that New York is probably the most honest city in the world. Its mayor says so; so does the police commissioner; and now the Interborough Rapid Transit has revealed through the assistant to its president even more significant proof. In marked contrast to the dishonest Western cities, New York uses only fifty thousand slugs, checks and hammered pennies a month for complimentary subway rides...
...throng. But even with this New York is not satisfied. Lest a single crime escape unnoticed criminals are now to be arrested in the crowded districts within the new "dead lines" merely on the strength of their past records. Appearance within the proscribed bounds is itself sufficient proof of evil intent...
...because they are obliged to do so, certain members of the department even take special pains to avoid injuring the feelings of their students. In the face of discouraging facts the instructors struggle to arouse the interest of their classes, and, strange to say, they are unbelievably successful. As proof of his assertion that the department is openly hostile, Mr. Gambet cites the placard announcing the first meeting of the course. If Mr. Gambet or anyone else can construe that simple warning as an instance of the uncompromising attitude of the German Department, he must be of an exceedingly sensitive...
...writer of the article in the "Graduates Magazine" mentioned in your editorial of this morning is, it seems to me, unacquainted with the facts in the matter whereof he treats. He accuses undergraduates of neglecting to form private libraries and cites in proof of his statement the second-hand book business about the Square. This is by no means a proof of lack of undergraduate interest in books, rather, insofar as it bears at all upon the subject, it is a tribute to the discriminating taste of the students. For, useful as the Heath series of modern language text books...
...necessary alterations are now being made in the building and a fire-proof addition is being constructed to hold the herbarium, the money for this purpose having been given by friends of the University and of its botanical department. The Farlow library will be installed as soon as this work is done...