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...essays must be deposited with the secretary of the Finance Club on or before May 1st, 1884. The title-page must, with an assumed name, state of what class the writer is a member. A sealed letter must be sent in at the same time, under cover with the essay, containing the true name of the writer, and superscribed with his assumed name...
...country towns there are no schools of any kind in the country villages where the three R's are regarded as wholly superfluous luxuries. The mathematical and historical teaching is very deficient, and the whole system of instruction needs much improvement. There is a story told that a commissioner sent to inspect one of the schools where mathematics was somewhat lamely taught, asked the professor of mathematics how many right angles there are in a triangle. The professor after deliberating a moment or two asked permission to consult with his colleagues before answering. The next day the professor replied...
...embraced by party lines. If belonging to the party in power, it is considered essential that he should cast his vote on all party questions, and in order to do this he must be present in person. In this he is assisted by what is called the "whip" document, sent to him every morning by the leaders of his party, who act as ministers, in which a programme of the business of the day is published, and from the heading of this paper, which is underscored either once, twice, three or four times, he is able to judge...
...That system, though much improved by Dr. Vaughan, still preserved and preserves the old traditions and arrangements of the school which made a very full and finished classical education the one great object, to which all other branches were made subordinate. As a natural result, Harrow has for long sent out a very large number of men, who have won Classical Scholarships and other high class honors in the Universities, but has seldom produced scholars of much ability in other departments of a liberal education. Nor could this well be otherwise, seeing that, in the upper classes of Harrow...
...Yale's rough play. The grounds were very well laid out for the game, but the turf was slippery from recent rains, which may have accounted in a measure for Moffat's poor kicking, although he did get in one or two very serviceable long kicks, but generally he sent the ball twisting right up in the air. Richards of Yale fairly "downed" him in this respect...