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...true gentleman. The wealthier young men of each college will also be too generous - when they take time to think - not to see the justice of Dr. Crosby's remarks as to the hard and painful dilemma in which their poorer class-fellows are placed by the present system. They have either to contribute what they cannot spare or undergo the reproach and stigma of meanness. One word in conclusion. Many - if not most - of the best and noblest men of old England, during the past sixty or seventy years, were good at the oar, at foot-ball, at cricket...
...present Harvard seems to have won advantage by successfully introducing the co-operative system; but she has one disadvantage that to a certain degree counterbalances this, and that is the fact that Harvard has always been regarded as one of the most expensive colleges in the country. However, if by strict attention to the principles of economy students at Harvard reduce the expense of a college education within the limits of moderation, this disadvantage in reputation will soon be overcome and the institution derive the legitimate benefits of the system they have introduced. With her association of over seven hundred...
There are many objections to the system of reserved books in the library, as at present managed, which in the eyes of some go far to counterbalance the manifest advantages of the scheme. Whenever there exist no duplicates of any important book in the library, the many who do not happen to be in the course which claims the privilege of exclusive use of the book are forced to either go without or suffer the inconvenience of long waiting for the restoration of the book to its ordinary place. Some books, it is true, that are on the reserved list...
Although there are many objectionable features about the present system of assigning marks at Harvard, such a vast improvement has been made over the system which formerly prevailed that we ought to congratulate ourselves upon living under the present regime. The earliest method about which we have any definite knowledge was to have marks assigned for every recitation, and at the end of the month a report was made out from these marks. Absence from recitations and absence from prayers were made to count against the delinquent. Then at the end of the year the classes reviewed the work...
...noteworthy that a partial elective system was tried before 1850, but not working satisfactorily the system was abandoned for a few years, but was subsequently adopted again in a more complete form. The development of the elective system and written examinations has gone on side by side, the latter being necessitated to a high degree by the former. When lectures began to take the place of recitations and the courses became larger, it was found necessary to abandon the old plan of marking upon recitations. Thus it will be seen that there has been a decided move in the right...