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...recent letter of Prof. Hale to the Nation (summarized in our columns), and indeed the whole discussion that has been going on of late in that journal upon the elective system, seems to have excited an unwonted amount of thought and questionings upon the subject at other colleges, and especially at Yale and Cornell. The Courant calls Prof. Hale's letter "conclusive and convincing." And in consideration of the universal interest and discussion of the question at present, it calls upon the faculty at Yale to make its defence and present its apology for persisting in its present course...
...diploma from any duly approved preparatory school, has been found to be very successful and satisfactory in its workings. It manifestly does away with many of the terrors and well known disadvantages of the ordinary entrance examination; and any means of reforming the evils of the present examination system is to be welcomed. It is to be hoped that Harvard will soon see her way to adoption, wholly or in part, of this or some similar scheme. The schools at Exeter, at Quincy, and many others of this kind could certainly be trusted to pass only suitable candidates into...
Prof. Bowne's recently published "Metaphysics" is founded on the system of Hermann Lotze. A daughter of the celebrated philospher, Sir William Hamilton, has just completed a translation of Lotze's "Mikrokosmus," and a translation of his "System der Philosophie," by Prof. Green, is soon to be published by the Clarendon press...
...Allow no transfer and the chances will be fairer for every one. If a man draws a room and finds he cannot occupy it, let him give it up and the bursar will dispose of it. This would do away with all the evils that belong to the present system. Let all the college unite and demand the abolishing of transfers...
...action of Mr. Gunn in refusing to accept the appointment as valedictorian, has been followed by others of those receiving appointments, and their action is sustained by the whole college. The marking system is unanimously denounced, and it is hoped that the present movement may result in a change, especially as many of the faculty are known to be hostile to the whole system. Their action is a waited with much interest...