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...found, however, that most of these objections come form persons who possess a very limited idea of the true meaning of practical. To them the word practical is nearly synonymous with technical. The word should be taken in a broader sence than this. Any study is more or less practical, as it tends more or less directly towards aiding one in his life's work, whatever that may be. Hebrew is just as practical to a student of theology as a knowledge of the use of tools is to a carpenter's apprentice. What is practical...
...socially more than they benefit it pecuniary, and that the now almost total loss of class fellowship is working a bad effect upon the majority of men who graduate. Unfortunately this is too true. In the smaller establishments of learning where the classes are limited to one hundred or less, the men amalgamate, so to speak, together, and the metal of their mind is in consequence such that when any important question comes up all are consulted and all take a proportional interest in the proceedings. In athletics and in study they make up in enthusiasm what they lack...
There have been several disturbances and outbreaks in connection with the societies within the last few years, and even the Yale faculty, which probably interferes less with the actions of the students than any other college faculty in this country, has twice made use of its authority in a very forcible manner. In 1875 the sophomore societies were abolished by the order of the faculty, and a few years later the freshman societies ceased to exits by decree of the same powers. In 1876 a band of undergraduates broke into one of the senior society halls and made havoc generally...
...senior class is once more called upon to sustain the loss of one of its members, in the death of Aaron Roger Crane. The sudden death of a student within less than a month of graduation must be attended with peculiar sadness, and cannot fail to cast a gloom over the whole college. It is hard to realize that a man who seemed in such perfect physical condition should meet with such a sudden and mysterious end, and this complete unexpectedness only serves to make the event more impressive in its sadness. To those who knew Roger Crane, and they...
...tremendous start, and all were off at a tremendous pace. At the end of the first lap Hendee led Frazier by a length and a half, Norton holding third place. The second lap was finished in the same order, though Frazier had reduced his opponent's lead to less than two feet. The third lap was a continuous spurt, the two leaders struggling for first place, and Norton gamely cutting down the distance between himself and the men ahead of him. Hendee rushed over the finish in 2.54 1-2s., having shaken off Frazier, who came in a length...