Word: foreign
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...attention of members of the Cooperative Society is called to the necessity of their ordering promptly books that are to be imported. The society is about to send out its order for the second importation of foreign books, which are expected to arrive about January 1, 1886. The saving which can be effected by those who order their books to be imported in this way is very large. On the last importation of French books (ordered last June and received at the beginning of term) the society was able to sell at the rate of 21 cents to the franc...
...elective system a hobby. It is a serious question, 'To what extent shall the system of electives be carried?' It is with him a matter of grave inquiry 'whether to exchange so widely, as so many seem disposed to do, the long-established methods of our American Colleges for foreign university methods - as, for example, to make all college studies elective - does not presuppose and require an extent and degree of previous training not yet possible to be attained in our preparatory schools; whether its effect with a large class of students would not be, in fact already...
...plan of ordering foreign books through the Co-operative is already an assured success. The orders, especially for German books, have been large. Orders can be given any time before July 15th...
...announcement made by the Co-operative Society in regard to foreign text books, marks an extension of the advantages of this practical and useful institution. Students who have taken German and French courses know the disadvantages and delays under which they have labored before they could really begin their work. It is proposed now to collect the orders at once and forward to the foreign publishers, and thus do away with the uncertainties and high prices attendant on purchases from American and especially Cambridge booksellers. In order to realize the full benefits of this scheme, the orders should...
...game to-day against Dartmouth our nine will have an opportunity to display the result of the experience gained on the "foreign tour" in the game against Yale, Princeton, and Amherst. This afternoon will be the first chance which the college has had since the return of the nine to note the improvement made by the team in its play. It may be unnecessary to urge the students to turn out in full numbers, for it is probable that the interest in the game will be sufficient to attract the entire college to Holmes; yet, aside from this, the undergraduates...