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...absence of a large number of students is a serious interruption to teaching and that their unauthorized absence is a serious obstacle to discipline, the Harvard Faculty has sent a circular note to the parents of a large number of men who were influenced by the pardonable desire to lengthen their Christmas vacation by an earlier exodus from Cambridge than was consistent with the regulations of the college. In this note, the attention of the parents is directed to the fact that the rule of "continuous residence in Cambridge during term-time" is obligatory on all men - except where "special...
...University of Pennsylvania has decided to lengthen its course in medicine from three to four years. The change will go into effect in the fall...
More or less discussion took place yesterday as to whom the petition to lengthen the Christmas recess ought to be sent. A rumor had it that the Faculty had no power to act in the matter but that in order to be effective the petition should be sent to some other higher body. If the petition which so many have signed expressed a wish that the University statute be changed then it would have to be presented to the President and Fellows, who constitute the legislative board; but not even their approval would be final for nothing so important...
...Yale Corporation have decided to lengthen the summer vacation by one week. College will open this year on Sept. 25, instead of on the 18th as usual...
Exeter re-opened Monday. The faculty granted the petition of the whole school to lengthen the vacation three days for the benefit of the western...