Word: latine
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...great Tunnylaff or Marking-machine. It is in use in the Great College at America. A student's name is put in the hopper, the wheel is turned, and the mouth immediately speaks a number, which is the distinguishing mark of the student. The machine talks three languages, Latin, German, and English." The next curiosity was an ancient mummy, bandaged with red tape. "This mummy has an interesting history. Its name, written on the bandage there, has been variously interpreted as Coarser and Forcer, though the balance of scholarship favors the latter. It was undisputed autocrat of the Great American...
...glad to note that Professor Greenough has another Latin course next year...
...with extreme regret that we learn that one of the instructors in Latin held recitations in two electives during the recent Honor Examinations, His reason for so doing was, doubtless, his desire that those members of the courses who were not taking the examinations might enjoy the benefit of the recitation. It would seem, however, on a little reflection, that the inconvenience and annoyance to which the majority of the men were subjected in having to make up an omitted recitation immediately after a continuous six hours of examination in the same subject would more than compensate for the advantage...
...case of Latin and Greek is not analogous to that of German. For while these departments are units, and the most desirable harmony exists between the different instructors, in the German department this is far from being the case. Here there are almost as many factions, and hence systems, as there are instructors. It matters little what the cause is of this lamentable state of affairs. For the present discussion it is sufficient merely to record this melancholy fact...
...pursued, it is to be regretted; but still we cannot ignore the fact that great advantage is gained by a Freshman section from instruction by a professor once a week. Still the supporters of the measure, in citing the precedent of a similar plan successfully adopted in Latin and Greek, seem to have called to their aid an example not wholly analogous; for men come to College with a considerable knowledge of Latin and Greek, derived from four or five years of preparatory study; while the men in the Freshman sections in German have no such foundation...