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SOMETHING has been written, and more has been said and thought, on the subject of proper fire-escapes for the various buildings in the Yard, but still the Corporation have taken no action in the matter, - at least to all outward seeming. It is incredible that those in office should be so careless of the safety of those under their charge, and so entirely regardless of their feelings and wishes in a matter of such vital importance. The necessity of these means of escape cannot be too strongly urged, and in view of the recent terrible disasters in Brooklyn...
AFTER a meeting of the Athletic Association on Jarvis Field the various incidents that happened, the demeanor of the athletes, their feats of strength and agility, - these are all duly recorded. Very seldom, however, do we see in the Advocate or Crimson any account of what has happened at the athletic exercises of a different kind, - I mean those that take place every day in University; the programme of which may be found in the tabular view, the prizes of which are such worthless things as high marks, deturs, etc. Since, however, the attainment of any excellence in this latter...
...system of hour examinations has been lately adopted by a large number of instructors. The system in itself is excellent; it forces upon one's notice the little shortcomings under which he is laboring, enables him to see where he is ignorant when he should be wise, and in various ways removes stumbling-blocks over which he would otherwise fall at the Semiannuals and the Annuals. These short examinations make easier the work of both instructors and students and as they are for the advantage of both, it seems to us that they should be arranged with some reference...
...Committee to visit the various departments of the College met November 9 and formed themselves into the following sub-committees...
...School contains this year 187 students, an increase of 26 over the number last year, and an increase of nearly 50 over the two previous years. The Medical School has this year 226 students against 192 last year. The various other departments remain about the same as before. The candidates for higher degrees have increased by ten. Several new features are brought to light in the catalogue, of which the principal is the admission of unmatriculated students. Upon payment of a moderate fee, persons twenty-one years of age can pursue such studies as they are qualified for without passing...