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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Professors of secondary instruction are found usually among the scholars of the superior normal school, intended specially to form professors. There is a normal school of letters, and one of sciences. Every year there is an assembly of candidates who intend to devote themselves to teaching. A person to be able to present himself must not be over twenty-one years of age. But a limited number are received. Those who are admitted remain three years in the school, at the end of which time they have the position of professor in the University. The degree of licencie, however, gives...
...body, headed by Professors Alkali, with a calcium light fixed on his hat, to illumine the way. They were about to seat themselves around the table, when suddenly the calcium light gave out and left them in the dark. The Secretary, attempting to light the gas, found to his amazement that it had been turned off. Consternation spread over all. After some deliberation, Professor Lever suddenly recollected that he had in his pocket a tallow candle, which he kept to reduce the friction of his pulleys. This was lighted, and peace temporarily restored. When the house was called to order...
...into loud hurrahs and cheers. The speaker stopped, everybody started, and cries of "Treason!" and "Put him out!" were heard all over the room. I was seized by the collar, and, before I could collect my senses, a rope was fastened around my neck, and to my horror I found that my fears of suspension were about to be realized. For the Professors fastened the rope round a pulley and began to raise me into the air. As soon as my feet left the ground I felt myself suddenly transformed into a bell; I began to swing...
...catalogue of this famous school is particularly interesting this year, owing to the great change that has lately been made in the course of studies. The object of this change is to meet the new requirements at Harvard; and as it was found to be impossible to perform the additional work in the already crowded three-year course, another year, called the "Preparatory," has been added...
...written, and also as regards their number. These suggestions are made merely to show that the undergraduates take fully as much interest in this subject as the alumni, and feel just as keenly as they the disgrace that comes upon a college when any of its graduates are found to be ignorant of the rudiments of an ordinary English education...