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...umber of men whose proclivities show conclusively that they are fully competent to criticise intelligently the themes at least of Freshmen, if not of upper-classmen. Such men are not "bound to be" narrow. If they are of the right sort, they bring to the work of the small section new ideas and a different point of view. The failure of those younger instructors who have proved unsuccessful (and the number is gratifyingly small) has usually been due to lack of the personal qualities necessary for successful teaching rather than to lack of knowledge, and such defects are rarely eradicated...
...meeting of the Massachusetts Senate, held yesterday afternoon, bill number 290 was passed as follows: "Section 1. The exemption from taxation provided by clause third of section five of chapter twelve of the Revised Laws shall not extend to such real estate belonging to any college or university or scientific institution authorized to grant degrees, as is occupied as a residence by an officer of instruction, administration, or government of such college, university or scientific institution,--provided, that nothing herein contained shall subject to taxation any building otherwise exempt, of which less than one-half in extent and value...
...Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage...
...department with the funds necessary to erect a seismograph in the University Museum. A Bash-Omori seismograph with two 100 kilogram conical pendulums, one swung in the meridian and the other east and west, will shortly be placed on a suitable foundation in the basement of the Geological section. This type of instrument records earth vibrations on smoked paper carried on revolving drums operated by clockwork. One of the same general type which has been set up in the State Museum at Albany, New York, for more than a year, on a clay foundation like that underlying the Harvard station...
...GEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE. "The Colorado Springs Section." (Illustrated by the Stereopticon.) Mr. J. W. Eggleston. "The Attleborough Earthquake and the Seismic History of New England." Professor Woodworth. Mineralogical Lecture Room...