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...Professor Shaler draws on his own experience of over thirty years to show this view to be incorrect. He notes that in teaching geology in the field, walks which twenty years ago surpassed the pedestrian powers of one-half of his students are now quite within their abilities. He notes that a poor physical condition is now a matter of reproach to a student, which he feels obliged to explain in some way. He says, decidedly: 'There can be no question in my mind that the physical condition of the average student at Harvard College is vastly better than...
...result of a series of measurements made by Dr. Sever, show that the physical development of the Yale freshmen is excellent. There is a marked absence of men who are under or over developed. There are 326 men in the College and Sheffield School, a considerable increase over last year. Only 17 per cent, of the freshmen use tobacco, while 25 per cent. of the Sheffield men smoke. The heaviest man in the class of '92 weighs 200 pounds, against 192 1-2 pounds in '91 last year. The lightest man weighs 86 1-2 pounds. The tallest...
...before. Accordingly, the rules as changed now require that the student shall reside continuously at Cambridge, that notice must always be given for absences which will result in cuts, and that a student who is away longer than three days must always see the secretary at his return, to show that he is back and to explain the cause of his absence. These rules have caused much unfavorable comment among the students, but this comment seems immature. The length of vacations is fixed, not by the faculty, but by the board of overseers. The faculty, therefore, have no right...
...summer schools the courses in French, German and Topography first appear, and all the summer schools show an increased number of students over last year. A healthy growth in numbers is recognizable in the whole university, the total number of students being 1899, the most marked increase being seen in the College, the Divinity, Scientific and Medical Schools. The Graduate Department just holds its own and the Veterinary School loses somewhat in numbers...
...large shops. The error here should be explained. The cause of longer hours in small shops the movement to buy only before six o'clock, these, too, await investigation. More than all, the problem of the surplus unskilled sewing women calls out for remedies. Facts are wanted to show that the idea, that cheap living reduces wages, is a fiction. Are employers forced to take advantage of the over-supply of labor, and would wages fall if attempts were made to save? If a man wants to do something, let him read Mrs. Field's and Mrs. Lowell's books...