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The management of the Oxford Magazine will be in the hands of an editorial committee composed of graduates and undergraduates of the university. Among other general matters, it will aim at giving the latest university news, full account of sports - cricket, rowing, foot-ball and the like - reports of important...
The evil effects of the examination system have been often commented on. One point, however, has never been mentioned, and that is the disastrous result they bring upon the financial prosperity of the country. One of the Harvard square barbers says that every time the examinations come round his trade...
"Well, every man is not qualified to lecture. In my estimation a man should be a pleasant speaker and be able to put his points so the class can get them down on paper. Some distinction should be made between important and unimportant matter. For instance, today I tried to...
The Exonian of Phillips Exeter Academy has the following : "Last year, as most of our readers are aware, boating was far below par. The reason for this sudden change from the intense enthusiasm of the previous year to a state of utter indifference was due to the decidedly unsatisfactory - to...
"To summarize, we may say that the athletes devote too much time to the development of special powers, and sometimes carry their exercises to excess; that the sporting men rely upon their inheritance, physical and financial, and make no attempt to renew their capital; that the scholars, as a class...