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...TUESDAY.Certain authors of the XVIIIth and XIXth centuries. (Course for sophomores.) Special subject: Laurence Sterne. Professor A. S. Hill. Sever...
...special meeting of the faculty has been called for next Tuesday, to take action finally on the subject of professionalism. Their decision will be made public Wednesday...
...college year, and this is an obvious gain to the student of nearly three hours a week for half a year,-a very considerable item in a man's college career. Besides this, they supply the need of those who are willing to devote half a year to some special branch of a subject but are unable to assume the extra work that a half course for a whole year really meant, for the new courses only require one examination...
...sophomore year, without any clear idea either of what he ought, or of what he would desire, to study, brought face to face with a broad and unrestricted course extending over three years, and told to pick and choose. The accommodations, however, for those desiring to pursue special courses, or to pursue the regular one in a special manner, are unsurpassed. The degrees of Bachelor of Philosophy and Bachelor of Arts are conferred by the university to the graduates of this college, no honorary degrees ever being given...
...translations of the classical authors were neat and happy. In mathematics he made no headway, and he did not succeed very well in philosophy. He was a great reader, and studied very much outside of the prescribed course. Even on entering college he was well read. His special favorites were the old English poets and dramatists,-Montaigne and Shakspere. He was especially devoted to Shakspere, and became very familiar with that poet's works. In his sophomore year he was connected with a book club, the members of which read Scott's novels far into the night...