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...selection of books is concerned, the book open to undergraduates for entering names of works desired nominally gives all a chance to procure at some future period any books they want, but in reality delay here often is necessary. There is one restriction that we would like to see provisionally abolished, the limitation of three volumes to a man. Very frequently a man is reading up in some particular branch and wants to have several books by him for reference. The College Library ought to furnish him with these books, and a reasonable discretion should be allowed...
...very little value, and think that the text-book contains all that is requisite, when he thus deprives half of his division of all benefit in his instructions, except such very unsatisfactory scraps as can be obtained from those who were not called upon to write. We cannot see the object of this arrangement, unless it be to counteract the tendency, engendered by voluntary recitations, of "cutting" an instructor from whom nothing can be learned outside of the text-book, and we think such "cutting" would be placed in the list of pardonable sins...
...presume that this ebullition of blackguardism was called forth by the remark, in a recent number, that Harvard had not charged Yale with "an attempt of a malicious foul," and which we see no reason to recall. Individual expression of opinion is no more to be taken as representative of our University, than this editorial billingsgate of the gentlemen of Union College...
CHRISTMAS comes yearly, to renew the lesson of charity. Too often the lesson is neglected. There is a custom in College that we should be glad to see become universal, - the students in each entry uniting to give a present to the goodies who attend to the rooms, and other servants who really need assistance. The duty of this slight undertaking rests, we believe, by precedent, with some Senior in each entry, and we hope they will not forget how much suffering a little thoughtfulness may prevent. Whether our servants be deserving or not, we shall go home with lighter...
...club has been encouraged to hope that the President and some of the honorary members will favor it during the year with some "conferences." Any one who has attended the French University Lectures can readily see how much these will contribute to the success of this year's meetings...