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...necessity of a change in the English system of Harvard, so far as it pertains to instruction in Rhetoric and the correct use of our own language, cannot be too strongly emphasized...
...reserved books in the Library are a great help in all courses, and the system is doubtless a good one, since it enables any particular book to be used by a large number of students, when otherwise it could be used only by one or two at the most. But there is a marked contrast in the extent to which different instructors seem willing to afford this assistance to the members of their electives. Of course each of them has the right to do as he wishes in regard to what and how many books he will reserve...
...looked upon as landmarks in the progress of the University. Chief among them is the opening of the Hemenway Gymnasium, a building which, in arrangement and completeness, must long rank first in this country, if not in the world. The completion of Sever Hall, with its improved system of ventilation, and its commodious recitation rooms, supplies a long-felt want. The Zoological Museum also, has been largely added to, and its sphere of usefulness has been proportionately increased. The Yard and the buildings in it have all been more or less improved, and the long-continued demand for plank walks...
...with sharply defined classes, and to deal with them by such flexible methods as are necessary, in distinguishing between cases where the student proves his capacity to act upon his own responsibility, and those where he needs more or less support from discipline. The application of such a system necessarily implies a much closer supervision of individuals, and a greater exercise of personal influence and discretion on the part of those charged with its administration, than is required under any scheme of fixed rules. . . . In the revision of the regulations, as well as in the system of elective study...
This view of the question seems a very just one, and must commend itself to all well-wishers of the College. In individual cases, it is not impossible that an offender may suffer more than under the old system; but on the other hand, he is given full opportunity to justify himself, and, in the majority of cases, much more latitude is given than ever before...