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...Thucydides, at least two tragedies of Sophocles, and Plato's Apology and Crito. Most examinations are oral both in the gymnasia and the universities. The universities comprise four departments, the law, medicine, historical philological, and the physical, mathematical. The degree of magistri is very difficult to obtain, and is seldom gained before the candidate has reached thirty. Education is a means of liberation from military service and hence is eagerly sought. Although the gymnasia and universities are very superior schools the common school system of Russia is greatly neglected...
...Reform, European Politics, and German Universities. Every winter we have several good readings from the classics given by the instructors in those departments for students and outsiders, and some lectures by prominent strangers visiting or travelling in this part of the state; but these are about all. It is seldom that we hear any authoritative statements on the practical questions of so much interest to a large class of students. Much is taught about some of these subjects in the various courses but this instruction is necessarily confined...
...outburst of applause. While he was reading the morning lesson, the students marked every emphasized word with a universal and simultaneous stamp of the feet, and they applied the same realistic ictus to every accented syllable in the hymn that he read. He couldn't stop them, and, indeed, seldom tried; and whenever he did try, his "Now, gentlemen, please don't do that any more," was accompanied with a merry smile, and only evoked a louder burst of applause. On one occasion, when fifty of the students were writhing and tumbling about in the agonies of a "canerush...
...sustain the honor of the class by proving himself the best swordsman in the university. The happy student who is chosen is often ignorant of his opponents names. He may refuse, if he will, but as it is considered a great honor to represent the class he seldom declines to fight. As class feeling runs high, duels are frequent...
...losing speed in his return. In fact on the other side the return volley is immensely harder than it is in America. The advantage of this is obvious to anyone who has studied the game. In the American style of volleying, on the other hand, as the ball is seldom allowed to drop below the level of the net, the 'shaping' of the racket tells the receiver at once at what angle the ball is coming, and he is there to meet it. The low volley always keeps the ball low. I should recommend our players to take pains...