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...wish all success to her noble efforts; and if we felt that by publishing the article in question we could in any way advance the interests of the Echo's female contributors, we should not hesitate to do so; but we fear that said contributors, if any such remain, are by this time quite beyond our reach. For ourselves, we have no female contributors; but if we may flatter ourselves that we have any readers among the fair sex, we take great pleasure in informing them of the existence of this school, and shall be happy to furnish them with...
...lessons to be drawn from his life, and drank to the health of the students; songs were sung and the whole proceedings were interspersed with periods for conversation, during which the band played. Whenever anyone speaks or while the singing is going on, the officers of the "Corps" remain standing, with their swords lying before them, and between every verse of a song, they "slap" (this word best describes the action and sound) the swords on the table, and the Commander calls for "Silentium" and announces the number of the next verse. Applause is expressed by a vigorous "Bravo...
...frequently happens, either through misdirection or carelessness, that the wrong letters are left in a man's room, where they remain for a number of days without any effort on the part of the receiver to return them to the post office or to their rightful owner. We do not intend to blame the postman who discharges his duties in a perfectly satisfactory manner. When, however, we think of the large amount of mail which passes daily through his hands, there is little wonder that occasionally letters find their way into the wrong rooms. Besides, as we have said above...
...college generally has been well pleased with the Hall during the term, on the whole. We wish however to give a word of warning, the steward and directors must see to it that there be no falling off from the present standard, if they wish the Hall to remain as successful as it is at present...
Next to these establishments come the Idadiyes or advanced preparatory schools, where the instruction is gratuitous and where the students remain from three to five years. In the Idadiyes the scholars are instructed in studies adapted to the careers they are destined to follow in the medical, military, marine and artillery schools to which they gain admittance on leaving the Idadiyes. Besides these schools the capital contains others of equal importance. There is a school forming professors for the Rushdiyes, a school where foreign languages are taught to some of the employees of the Porte, a forest school...