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...admirable institution, as all have acknowledged. And in general, it is always a doubtful experiment here to attempt any lecture or entertainment that has achieved sure success elsewhere, but may here be entirely neglected and of no profit to any considerable number. In many cases, of course, the eternal grind of college work prevents advantage being taken of the many opportunities the college has offered of late years for voluntary instruction; and, as the tone of college sentiment at Harvard grows higher, it is to be hoped that many of the severe requirements of the present may be abolished...
...clinched by the painful process of examination. This result can only come if students exhibit in ways more or less direct the positive and active effects of these lectures on their own knowledge and thoughts. For the present, at least, these lectures form an interesting relief from the irksome grind of formal courses. As the Chronicle says on this subject, "New lines of thought are followed; old ones are made more attractive, and a new spirit is imparted both to scholar and professor." A new subject will be treated this year by Mr. G. S. Hall, who will lecture...
...excessive grind now going on daily at the library calls attention again to the poor ventilation of the reading-room. It would be well if the windows could be opened for a while every morning, so that pure, fresh air might be let in. In this way time could also be given to heat up the room again before the students get to work...
...three day grind...
...musical turn need not again be reminded how little their music is appreciated during the grind for the mid-years...