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...most exciting match games with different colleges, played on Jarvis or Holmes, tennis courts should be in active operation in the near vicinity, utterly regardless of the patriotic contest going on so near, does seem remarkable, to say the least. The bobbing of a tennis ball is a delightful sight-in its proper time and place; but should it not be absent on such occasions as these we have mentioned...
...years, 11.7 months. Thus she exacts a much higher quality of preparatory work, and is dealing with a maturer class of students than formerly. Higher quality as well as quantity in preparation is required. "This is most conspicuously to be seen in the test of translation at sight, which forms an important part of the examinations in languages...
LOUIS DYER.REQUIRED GERMAN.One-third of the paper at the next examination will be taken from the parts of Hauff's "Marchen" and Kruminacher's "Parabelen" read in the class; i. e., will not be at sight...
...examinations for second year honors in the classics will take place as follows: May 6, Greek or Latin at sight; May 8, morning, Greek or Latin at sight; afternoon, translation of prescribed authors; May 29, Greek composition; May 30, Latin composition. The marks for honors will be made up as follows: Prescribed work, 10 per cent.; Greek or Latin composition, each 10 per cent.; translation at sight of Latin, 10 per cent.; translation at sight of Greek, 10 per cent.; work of freshman year, 25 per cent.; work of six hours of elective, 25 per cent...
...seen with cigarettes), it prevents full development and dwarfs and twists the whole nervous system. In this weakness the heart shares, and many a weak and trembling heart, which finally stops for very weariness, owes its weakness to this powerful and deadly nervine. It does not kill at sight, but, none the less, it does harm. A monkey will eat tobacco with impunity, but it does not follow that human beings will bear it. And even men are careful about the juice or oil. "Keep thy heart with all diligence," may apply to physical no less than to moral well...