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...quite successful, and the members have increased over those of last year. In the spring the numbers are usually rather small, but this year, on June 1, the membership numbered 486, where it was only 372 last year, a clear gain of 114. Next year, the fiscal year will correspond to the college year which will prove much more convenient, and the number of members enjoying its privileges is expected to be correspondingly raised. Among those who will swell its numbers are a considerable representation from the Harvard annex and the Episcopal Theological School. The faculty also are now appreciating...
...York Harvard Club. Officers for the ensuing year, and 36 new members were elected, and the names of 25 candidates for membership were proposed. The following resolution was passed : "That a committee of three be appointed by the chair with authority to add to their numbers, to correspond with Harvard associations in other cities, and with the collegiate authorities, with a view to introduce the English language as the official language of the university, and its use in commencement programs and proceedings and in the quinquennial catalogues...
...stimulates him with merit-marks for successful study, and punishes him with demerits for ill-conduct; ranks him by examinations, rewards him with prizes dependent on his marks, and sends him out with a certificate of excellence. The other patterns the freedom of the German universities (which do not correspond to our colleges), would treat the student as a man responsible only to himself, permits him to be present or absent at his choice, and otherwise regards him as a free and independent American citizen. The one argues that the student must be trained to enter the world through close...
...about eight o'clock, the students began to come in and to take their seats. At the ends of the tables occupied by the various "Corps" sat their officers. (The "Corps," we may remark, correspond in a way to the Societies, secret or open, in American colleges, but are in every respect very different organizations.) These officers were conspicuous, in full evening dress, with sashes of various colored ribbon, white gauntlets, swords and caps about the size of a saucer, placed at various angles on their elaborately dressed hair. We noticed those of one "Corps" in white doeskin trousers...
...sometimes on account of his scholarly eminence, but more frequently on political grounds. The voting for lord rector is generally taken to be a fair indication of the party bias of the students, who, in turn, are looked upon as fairly representative young men. The universities confer degrees that correspond to those awarded by our colleges...