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...known to any save the favored few. The knowing ones announce that Prexie will be met at Detroit by acting President Frieze and the deans of the various departments of the university, together with the presidents and marshals of the various classes in each department, and escorted to Ann Arbor. On arriving at the station he will be greeted by the remainder of the faculty and the students, the latter arranged by departments and classes and under the marshalship of Longie Jones, assistant professor of mathematics, whose commanding statue, six feet, five and one-half inches, renders him peculiarly fitted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. | 2/17/1882 | See Source »

...more attractive, and a new spirit is imparted both to scholar and professor." A new subject will be treated this year by Mr. G. S. Hall, who will lecture on "Pedagogy." The only other college course of any importance on this subject is that of Prof. Payne at Ann Arbor; and he has been very successful in preparing his pupils for higher grade positions. The courses of such men as Pres. Walker and Prof. Newcomb (of last year) cannot but be of the highest value. The single lecture of Prof. Bryce before the students, while he was here in Boston...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/10/1882 | See Source »

...terrors of examination by a simple but effective remedy. Those men who were willing to do a certain prescribed amount of collateral reading were excused attendance at the ordeal which the rest had to endure. Indeed, we believe it has generally been the aim of the university at Ann Arbor, by oral examinations and such substitutes as this, to mitigate the evils of long written examinations. Other institutions have tried various other plans, with more or less to commend them. In some, what seems theoretically to be the most rational method of all has been tried; namely, the method...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/2/1882 | See Source »

...courses are very considerable in variety and range. The expenses are small, the annual fee being $20.00 for residents of Michigan and $25.00 for those not living in the State. There are no dormitories or commons connected with the university and students board and lodge in the city (Ann Arbor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/25/1882 | See Source »

...have good cause to feel proud of our Football Team. Our games last year with the Torontos showed good stuff; but the Team this year is stronger than then. - The University, Ann Arbor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 11/25/1881 | See Source »

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