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...distribution of books. I have visited nearly all the prominent libraries of Europe and America, but I must confess that I was never so forcibly impressed with the perfection to which library management can be brought as I was at the Cambridge institution." The writer then explains the system of delivery by cards, &c., and says that "one of the greatest charms is the unfailing and uniform politeness of the attendants and secretaries." "Every one," says he, "is so attentive and corteous that I longed to be one of the privileged ones to be permitted to ask for a book...
...York Times says very pertinently of the recent scrape of the Williams College freshmen, that "the incident shows for the hundreth time the imperfection of the present system of examinations and of class organization in our colleges. A lad with a certain gift of smartness can get through a term with a very limited amount of study, and trust to trick and device to save himself from disgrace at the final test." The Times further argues in favor of substituting regular weekly examinations, in place of the present system of annual or of term examinations. Then it says very strongly...
...Union Railroad is considering the project of running their cars by the cable system now in successful operation in Chicago and San Francisco...
...complained in England that the universities themselves have long since abdicated their teaching functions. Most of the real teaching, it is said, is provided by the unauthorized and outside system of private tutors, who exist independently of the colleges, and have, in a great degree, superseded them. In too many cases the candidate for an ordinary degree, if he wish to pass, is compelled to make use of a private tutor. His college does, indeed, provide him with a certain number of lectures, but the number is usually quite inadequate, and even if it were greater in several instances...
...University has proved to be a thorough success. Professor Donald MacLain, of the medical department, declares that though he went to Ann Arbor ten years ago with "deep and violent prejudices" against the co-education of young men and maidens, he is now "a most ardent advocate of the system," his former objections to it seeming to him, in the light of experience, trivial, untrue, despicable and ridiculous." The sexes pursue the same courses of study "without harm to any one or to any interest, but with the most unequivocal mutual advantage." Lady students no more require a lady principal...