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Deterioration of eyesight, especially among students, has been an increasing topic of complaint not only in the United States, but in Europe. Mr. Samuel Yorke has an interesting article on the subject in a recent monthly. He says that in Germany, while the number of short-sighted children in the elementary classes is from five to eleven per cent, among the highest classes of the gymnasia it ranges from thirty-five to eighty-eight per cent and of the sid hundred theological students at Tubingen seventy-nine per cent are affected. The same is the case in England, France...
...examination in Greek 3, will consist of five parts: Aristophanes at sight; a passage from the Acharnians; questions on the subject matter of the Acharnians; a passage from the Philippice; Demosthenes at sight...
...Charles Waldstein, of the class of '75, Columbia College, and now lecturer in King's College, and Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England, will give three lectures on art and archaeology, at Columbia college, on the following two subjects: "The Influence of Athletic Games on Greek Art;" "The Spirit of the Art of Phidias." These subjects we know are of fully as great interest to the student of Harvard as of Columbia. It the Harvard Art Club had given any assurance of the least vitality during the present year, we would suggest that it make an effort to induce...
...recent item to the effect that Captain Perkins, of the University crew, was about to organize an auxiliary crew in order to accept the challenge of the University of Pennsylvania again brings up the subject of forming auxiliary teams. There can be no doubt that it would be greatly to the advantage of all the teams to have these auxiliary teams to pick from; and the advantage would be in several ways, it would be an inducement to more men to try for a place on the teams as they would have some hope of playing in matches with outside...
...many years since that two courses in American History, a subject which has always interested an unusually large number of students, were offered by the college. At present we have only one, although that course is esteemed one of the most popular and useful in the college. Why so little attention outside of this one course, is paid to a subject of interest to all both in a practical and a scholarly sense, it is difficult to say. Harvard through its graduates and instructors at various times has always taken a leading place in the development of the study...