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...what he calls "links of suggestion." These tables are to be memorized by general training. In memorizing selections of prose, the plan is to select the leading words, and from them to construct a mnemonic chain. The idea of mnemonic series is not a new one, and at first glance it seems doubtful whether this method will prove of more service than the others that have been suggested. To most minds the effort required to memorize a mnemonic chain is as great as that in learning the original...
There has been a marked improvement in the long distance kicking. Marvin '89, kicked one goal from the 45-yard line the first week, Curtis '90, kicked two in the second week, and J. Crane '90, kicked seven the third week. Following is the score of the whole tournament including the scores of those who dropped...
...Crane won the first week with a score of 46 points; Chadwick the second with a score of 69 points, and J. Crane the third and last week with a score of 78 points. A cvp engraved with each winner's name and his score will be given to each of the three winners. The $250 graduates' cup for kicking, to be contested for next fall, will be on exhibition soon...
...said that he considered the outlook for geologists in this country to be a very promising one. The state surveys and those made by the government employ about 1500 men, who receive salaries ranging from $4000 a year downward. The pay a man may expect to receive his first year is about $50 a month and field expenses. One of the best tields for a geologist is in the mines. The salary of a mine superintendent in the eastern part of the United States is usually $2000 or $3000 per annum, and in the Rocky Mountains it reaches as high...
...runs; but H. I. Brown and Griscom made a long stand, carrying the total up to 48 before the former was well caught by Lee. Wickets now fell slowly, but regularly, the last man, Patterson, being disposed of just as 130 was posted. Griscom's 51 was a first class performance. Brown had the best bowling average. The total (130) was by no means a high one, and it might have been considerably reduced by quicker work in the field...