Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...which stand on very high ground and otherwise could not be provided with water, are kept fully supplied with it. It is a great pity that the Halls in the college yard do not derive any direct benefit from this splendid system of water supply, which cannot be surpassed, except in a few of the largest cities in this country...
Several contributors take up the practical questions of education. E. W. Morse, '78 has a thoughtful discussion of College Preparation for Journalism. He holds that the work on the college papers is of slight worth in fitting for a literary life, except that a college editor often forms a taste for writing. Although Mr. Morse has more experience than any of us, yet his assertions are certainly debatable. He further laments the weakness of our English Department. His criticism, however, is based upon the testimony of graduates of two years and over. Plainly he knows nothing of the reforms wrought...
...Conference Committee has now been deliberating for several months on the marking system without drawing any perceptible conclusions therefrom, except that it is well to make haste slowly. The real trouble seems to be that all this time they have been working on the wrong tack. It would be far better for them to spend their time in raising the standard of knowledge and incidentally improving the marking system. It is vastly more important that men should acquire much useful knowledge than that they should get high marks. If nothing more than an improvement of the marking system be desired...
...educated men who graduate from our colleges and erect such a powerful influence on the community is becoming irreligious. It is agreed that morality can not be taught without religion, so let religious truth be distinctly taught. The term, 'non-sectarian college,' practically means this: 'All Knowledge Imparted Here Except Religious.' The position that young men are likely to take under such a loose, half-hearted religious system, is that of agnosticism. The place occupied by religion should be honorable and unmistakable. Never has the question 'Is life worth living' been asked with such persistency as now. The college teacher...
German A, Adams - Bullard, S. 8; Bunker - Debiois, S. 19; Dodge - Foster, S. 24; Frenyear - Jewett, S. 22; Johnson - Painter, U. 17, Parker - Young, U. E. R.; Specials and all except freshmen...