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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...sophomore year, and six for the junior year. In addition, the course in forensics has been much changed. Ten lectures in argumentative composition are given, while both seniors and juniors are required to write a forensic, a thesis, and to pass an examination in writing essays off-hand. Moreover, English XII has been established for those who are unable to take English V; and in both of these elective courses daily themes are required. So in the composition courses there is but little to find fault with. Possibly it might be a good plan to prescribe daily themes for sophomores...
...French portion of the race are simple, ignorant folk, under the absolute domination of their rulers, - the priests; were they to attend any colleges in America they would probably go to the great Roman Catholic colleges, like Notre Dame, and Seton Hall; the English Canadians, on the other hand, are furious loyalists, affect a lofty scorn for the "States," and send their boys when they can afford it, to the great English universities. I think if the number of Canadians on the rolls at Cambridge and Oxford were noted, they would be found to equal fully the number of Californians...
Interior decoration is popular at the Annex. One of the rooms of the new rooms of the new building on Garden St. being hand painted in an elaborate manner...
Second meeting. - Two-hand vault, club swinging (legitimate), parallel bars, fencing, light weight and feather-weight sparring...
Third meeting. - Running high jump, rope climbing, flying rings, pole vault, running high kick, tumbling, horizontal bar, final tug-of-war. A cup will be given for general excellence in the following events: Parallel bars, flying rings, horizontal bar, two hand vault, tumbling, running high jump...