Word: knows
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...possible for a man either to base all his work on the course itself, or, if he chooses, he can do a great deal of outside work connected with the course, always spurred on by the thought that he will get credit for all he does. We do not know of any better plan for encouraging independent and thorough work, and hope to see it more generally adopted...
...number of written recitations on the subject matter. At the semiannual examinations a few days ago, the men were allowed to substitute these written recitations for parts of the paper, if they so desired. By this method the instructor much more readily finds out what the men know and have done in the course than by the old system...
...cheaper price than it is at present. This question seemed to have many debatable points, and was subjected to much discussion. Finally a member moved to buy the after-dinner cups, and settle the rest of the question later, but as a majority of the board did not know what to do with the cups after they were purchased, the matter was laid on the table for further consideration...
...surprising to see how lightly the vast domain of knowledge has been encroached upon by the books that have been penned. On this account a librarian cannot afford to exercise the right of selection in the reception of matter for his library, as it is impossible for him to know that the lightest and apparently most ephemeral works may not prove of great assistance to some specialist. Among the comparatively recent improvements in our libraries has been the introduction of the catalogue system. Formerly the librarian himself was expected to be a walking catalogue of his own library, and therefore...
...among its students Chief Justice Marshall and Gen. Scott. But after the incorporation of Hampden-Sidney and the University of Virginia, its catalogue of students became yearly smaller, until in 1860 it contained but 60 names. Among other colleges in the United States it may be interesting to know that after Harvard come, in point of age, Yale founded in 1700; the college of New Jersey, 1746; University of Pennsylvania, 1749; Brown, 1764; and Dartmouth, 1769. Most of the other prominent colleges were chartered at a considerably more recent date...