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Students life, as a Harvard man understands the phrase, does not exist at the University of Athens. Thus far no dormitories or dining halls have been put up for the students by the authorities, and the students are obliged to lodge and board in the city, where to be sure they find quarters at very reasonable rates. Yet they are drawn together in some degree by the few university societies that exist, such as the Historical Society, the Plato Club (Philosophical), the Solon Club (Law), and the Hippocrates Club (Medical...
...topic which is of the greatest concern to all those who are interested in educational matters. As far advanced as Harvard may be, if viewed in the light of the many preparatory schools which are called colleges, we are still further distanced by the great university systems which exist abroad. The following clipping from a correspondent in the New York Nation throws additional light upon the subject...
...Princetonian errs when it supposes that the Harvard Conference Committee is not its own "judge of time for meeting the committee of the faculty." Indeed the name, "the committee of the faculty," implies a distinction which does not exist. The Harvard Conference Committee consists of members from faculty and students, and is only one committee. The following vote of the faculty, taken from the scheme of conference, explains very clearly the relations between faculty and student members: "That the business of the conference be the discussion of subjects proposed either by the faculty members or student members; but that...
...abstract of this information shall have been submitted: It then remains for the conference to discuss various plans. Discussion is necessary; no result can be reached without it. We all earnestly hope, however, that discussion on this question will crystallize into some suggestion of destruction or construction. Evils do exist in our marking system, and they can be eradicated, in some degree, by changing the system. A grading of courses, so that marks received in the harder courses will receive their proportionate weight on the average mark; use of numbers instead of names on the examination books; grading of students...
...game on Jarvis Field, but that our outside readers in particular are all too likely and ready to assign to it far too much significance in regard to the tone and character of our foot-ball team, is quite as undeniable. The evil, we have to confess, does, does exist in a noticeable degree, and being interested in the reputation and welfare of the college we trust the reminder, given by our correspondent, will not go unnoticed. Profanity is quite as out of place on the foot-ball field as in the parlor...