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...students was very common hundreds of years ago, but also that it was directly encouraged by the college authorities. The first play which was ever acted at school or college, was one written by a certain Undall who was at one time Head-master of Eton. It is of special interest for the reason that it was probably the first English comedy ever written. His pupils gave the performance at Christmas, and from that time forward the drama flourished at these institutions...
...officers of instruction of the Institute of Technology number 63, of which 28 are professors and assistant professors. The whole number of students is 706, divided as follows: School of industrial science-Seniors, 30; juniors. 60; sophomores, 85; freshmen, 193; special students, 211; total, 579. School of mechanic arts-Seniors, 6; freshmen, 30; special students, 20; total, 66. Lowell school of design...
...first the Italians were too bewildered by the boundless vista of antiquity which opened upon them to consider what was the special feature in it which attracted them. But gradually they found that what they cared for most in the ancient masterpieces was the perfection of their form. Henceforth they studied them for their form alone. Not for their matter. There were exceptions, of course, such as Laurentius Valla, Polilian, Pontanus, Marullus, Ficino, and his fellow Platonists, "amiable browsers in the Medicean park," as George Eliot calls them; but, on the whole, the great aim of Italian scholars...
...candidates for the freshman nine now that snow prevents any further out-of-door practice are busily at work in the cage. Pitching and catching are receiving special attention at present under the supervision of Captain Fargo. There are several candidates for each of the battery positions...
...observations have been very numerous. The comets have been one of the special features. The "standard time" has been introduced and some new instruments have been invented to aid in astronomical research. Another book of Obervatory Annals and many small treatises have been published. These cover the work of the whole year and are of much value in that branch of science to which they pertain...