Word: books
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...invaluable hand book for extensive readers is "Initials and Pseudonyms," written by William Cushing, an assistant in the Library twenty years ago, has been issued by Crowell...
Professor Agassiz's new book, "A Contribution to American Thalassography," supplies a vacant place in the literature of oceanic basins. The book is the result of several cruises on board the steamer "Blake" of the U. S. Coast Survey. The materials collected furnish valuable information for the study of animal life in deep water, and the conclusions arrived at cause new views to be taken of the former positions of the continents and of the history of submarine deposits. Considerable space is devoted to the discussion of the geological history of Florida. Louis Agassiz asserted that the formations of Florida...
...grinding are too well known to require mention, but the instructors can hardly be a ware of the actual state of things. Cases are frequent in which a man who has worked faithfully throughout the year gets a D; while a man who has not read the text-book at all, but who has been tutored or has used "trots," gets a C or even a B in return for a few hours of work. A system which permits such rank injustice as this has no excuse for existence. The new marking system has been tried and has proved...
LOST-A pocket-book containing cards marked "A. W. Rice," but no money. Will finder please leave it at Foster...
CLASS OF 1888.- The '88 class dinner will be held at the Parker House, Monday evening, June 25, at seven o'clock. A book will be placed at Bartlett's and only those who sign before Class Day, June 22, will be admitted. The Class Committee earnestly request that all who have not subscribed to the fund will do so at their earliest convenience. One fifth of all subscriptions must be apid before June 20, or it will be impossible to hold the dinner...