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...under which he studied. "Like him (Prof. Palmer) I was especially found of Greek and Philosophy; but I studied Calculus with more carefulness on that very account. I learned to do patiently the things set me to do; to work hard and wait for the reward; to conquer every task - whatever it might be - before leaving it. And I would not give this bit of learning for all to be got from the most attractive elective course of both Harvard and Yale...
Every year somebody manages to break into the boat-house, and this year is no exception to the rule. Last week some one forced an entrance, which by the way is no difficult task, and succeeded in obtaining an old hammer. Why he was not more amply rewarded can be attributed to the fact that the above named article was the only thing worth taking. - Cornell...
...perfection of style demanded in English writing, and therefore require no further instruction, they have great reason to feel elated; but, if they look upon it in another and more probable light, they cannot be blamed if they decline to give their time outside of recitation hours to a task which meets with so little appreciation...
...such exposure as must come when the over-inquisitive professor insists upon digging them up in order to obtain how far they have sprouted. Hereafter, the fall work being thoroughly reviewed is to be set aside forever, and we are to be permitted to combine our energies upon the task in hand. The change must prove beneficial in every respect, and we hail it most cordially as a promising sign of progress. - Williams...
...after years. The aim of the university, therefore, should be not to give a young man an education which is impossible, but so to interest him in the great problems of existence that he will be willing to give whatever leisure he may have in after life to the task of self-education...