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...recommends Hylan; but that the latter utters only rambling, incoherent appeals for better government which furnishes its readers with few facts, little convincing argument, and no really definite reasons for voting against Tammany. Mayor Hylan, addressing the crowd that cheered him upon his reelection, urged the newspapers to "reform and change their course". This is good advice, though not in quite the sense that "Hizzonner" intended. If the press hopes to overcome the corrupt influences and mould public opinion, it must change its methods. It might even do well to emulate the style of Mr. Brisbane, who is unfortunately hiring...
...book stealing (and this includes all the other violations of library rules) is to be stopped there is just one way in which it can be done; that is to make it sufficiently unpleasant for the "vandals of the stacks". It is a waste of time to attempt the reform of the morally diseased...
Since everybody is apparently dissatisfied with one aspect or another of the present system of class officers and class elections, a suggestion for concrete reform would seem to be in order. The change which is necessary is undoubtedly something which will satisfy the large numbers of students who at present feel themselves "left in the cold" and at the same time preserve the position of those leaders who now fill the class offices. Why not, therefore, institute a Class Committee composed of all these elements in unequal proportions, which would perform all the functions now delegated to the numerous appointive...
Even the seemingly almighty examination system is only mortal, and will soon pass out to use. So, at least, says Professor Thorndike, of Columbia, famous as the father of the psychological-test-for-entrance-to-college system, and who now proposes another scheme of education reform. The old system of grading is demoralizing to students, depending as it does, upon mere chance, or "the stupid conceit and sardonic indifference of the individual instructor". The shocking results of such a system, continues Professor Thorndike, are demonstrated by the scandalous fact that at Harvard As are thirty-five-times as common...
...political reform", said Mr. Moors, "is due to hard work by somebody. At the present time events are taking place which should held the attention of college...