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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...still and hear these statements. The gentleman entered on a humerous speech, and, after creating repeated laughter, went on to say that 30 years ago five teachers were sufficient to teach Latin and Greek. Now the whole is elective, and ten men work harder than those five did. They gave only 28 hours a week in new instruction, and then, perhaps, half of them were not actually devoted to new instruction, and now 87 hours were given in new instruction, so the elective system had worked. But in mathematics and physics the students went for it. He thanked the gentlemen...
...meat croquettes (vulgarly called by some hash), are of an inferior qualiand the milk is growing thinner and thinner. One of the chaps got off quite a joke on it the other day. He said that the cow that gave that milk must have been suffering with the disease known as water on the brain. He was immediately carried from the table on the shoulders of the crowd and also received the election as humorous editor of the Lampoon...
...students of Cornell University will be glad to learn that arrangements have been made for a reading by Mr. J. J. Hayes, formerly Instructor in Elocution at this University. Mr. Hayes while here gave several public readings, and on every occasion proved himself possessed of rare elocutionary and dramatic power. His reading of the Midsummer Night's Dream with orchestral accompaniament will be long remembered by all who had the good fortune to hear him. As a humorous and dialect reader Mr. Hayes stands almost unrivalled. Everywhere he has received the highest praise and has met with the most flattering...
...reviews of current historical and economic literature and the presentation and discussion of papers. During the fall months two live talks on current questions were given. The first was by Edward P. Allinson, a young lawyer in Philadelphia, interested in the reform movement in city politics there. Mr. Allinson gave a running epitome of his historical study of "City Government in Philadelphia." The second was by Senator Dawes, who at a public meeting of the seminary last December most clearly and forcibly presented his views on the Indian question. Ever since the formation of the department has it been...
...room in Lawrence Hall for the first time Wednesday evening. The following new members were elected: Collier Cobb, L. S. S., H. H. Field, Sp., W. F. Ganong, Gr., J. L. Goodale, '89, Kingo Miyable, Gr., and C. W. Woodworth, Gr. Mr. G. H. Parker gave a very interesting resume of the recent literature on the Development of the Eyes of Arthropods...