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Another radical change is made in the hour system of the electives. Under the new system the number of hours has nothing to do with the choice of electives, for there will be no two or three hour courses. All electives are divided into whole and half courses. The distinction between whole and half courses, however, does not depend on the number of hours of recitation. The basis of the division lies in the amount of work the course is understood to imply. Thus it will be found that a number of full courses have only two hours a week...
...will be seen that, as was stated above, the number of hours of recitation implied does not enter into the calculation. In the pamphlet only the half courses are designated as such; all those not especially mentioned are to be regarded as whole courses. Again, another very neat change has been made by combining the official time-table with the number of the elective, i. e., under each elective, as far as is practicable, are placed the hour and day of the week on which the recitation occurs...
...substance of the books read, but extracts from different authors will be given to test the student's facility in reading French. Mr. Sheldon has charge of Italian I. and II.; Prof. Nash has full charge of the Spanish department; German I. and IV. will be consolidated, forming a whole course, under Mr. Lutz. Mr. Cook has presented a new course in German classics. This he designates as a senior course. In the Philosophical Department the most important change is that in the course numbered IV. "Locke, Berkeley and Hume." This was formerly taught by Prof. Palmer...
Half-mile run, '83, was won by W. N. Page; D. I. Mackie following in his steps throughout the whole distance, but losing on the final spurt. Time...
John S. Prince of Boston has issued a challenge to any four professional bicycle riders in America to ride a 20-mile race, each of them to ride five miles and Prince to make the whole distance. He has deposited $10 in the hands of the editor of the Bicycling World, who will be stakeholder. Race to be for from $50 to $100 a side...