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Last night a communication was sent to the city government of Fall River by Mrs. Mary Young, in which she offers the city an estate valued at $60,000 and $50,000 in cash, for the purpose of endowing a scientific high school, as a memorial to her deceased...
...ascertained within a short time just who are to sit again. In general it may be stated that all who had accepted negatives as satisfactory prior to 3 o'clock Friday afternoon, will not be obliged to make further sittings; all negatives selected up to that time were sent to New York, and so escaped destruction. Mr. Pach hopes to be able to make temporary arrangements so that the regular work with the class may be resumed within a few days. As soon as these arrangements are determined upon announcement will be made; also a list of those seniors whose...
Universities, as I understand them, are not absolutely essential to the teaching of professions. Let me make an extreme supposition. A great naval commander, like Nelson, is sent on board ship at eleven or twelve; his previous knowledge or general training is what you may suppose for that age. It is in the course of actual service, and in no other way, that he acquires his professional fitness for commanding fleets. Is this right or is it wrong? Perhaps it is wrong, but it has gone on so for a long time. Well, why may not a preacher be formed...
...graduated just when he becomes an accomplished player of the national game. The Princeton College Club will lose four of its most valuable players next season. They are Larkin, the first baseman; Ernst, the pitcher; Schenck, the catcher, and Rafferty, the second baseman. About a dozen collegians have sent in applications for membership in the nine to fill the four vacancies. It is thought that Princeton will have a good team in the field next season, as some of the applicants are good general players. Besides this, the Princeton club has engaged John M. Ward, the pitcher...
Members of Physics 4 received a pleasant surprise on going to the examination Tuesday. After waiting half an hour for their papers a proctor was sent after them, who, returning, reported that the examination had entirely slipped the mind of the professor in charge, who had consequently neglected to prepare any paper - a case of absent-mindedness only equalled perhaps by that of the professor who once on inquiring for his mail at the post-office, was unable to give his own name to the clerk, and departed highly indiguant at the obtuseness of the latter in failing to understand...