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...found a communication from a graduate, and we shall be glad to welcome any intelligent discussion of the subject. It is evident that it is not closed by the President's Report. He has shown, to be sure, that the results of the present system are, on the whole, good; but this does not prove that it has no defects, or that there is no better system. There is undoubtedly a strong feeling of dissatisfaction among many undergraduates with the way in which the scholarship funds are at present administered. It is claimed, for instance, that many are allowed...
...other hand, its form was too scientific for the general reader, and its theory was too palpably modelled after that of Mr. Herbert Spencer to leave it one spark of originality. Yet the essay showed a wide knowledge of the subject, was well arranged and written, and as a whole made a good impression...
...certain mannerism, the style was simple and good; yet it may be seriously doubted whether such a dialogue as that in which the essay was written is well adapted to the treatment of such a subject. The "side-scenes" were irrelevant, to say the least, and the whole treatment was somewhat superficial; the subject was not exhausted...
...quite a difficult thing for him to judge exactly how long his paper shall be, yet he should bear in mind that there are many students who cannot write one half as rapidly as others, and who, also, lacking conciseness in expressing themselves, are unable to write the whole paper in an hour, though they may have a perfect knowledge of the subject. Then, too, in hurrying through a paper with all his might, one feels that he cannot spend any time to write his answers with care, for he knows that no allowance will be made for the work...
...somewhat better protected against those few students who reach the Library early in the afternoon, select all the most desirable periodicals, pile them upon the table and proceed to read them at their leisure. Evening access to the reading-room of the Library would be a benefit to the whole University, and we hope that Mr. Winsor's proposal will be speedily carried...