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...immediate future.Even the fastest runner can hardly hope to beat 10 seconds in the 100 yards, without a flying-start, though many cracks, including our own Baker, are said to have done it in nine and a fraction. The following American amateur records, taken from Spirit's revised list, shows what we are coming to and what we probably shall cling to for some time...
...ordinarily busy. Our argument, which occurs to every one, is of course that at the outset the club threatens to be too large for success. The success in the limitation of membership of any club is seen in the conduct of every well-known society which commands a "waiting list." But it is just such limitation which would kill the university club at the outset. What then is left? On each side an almost utter impossiblity of success. This plan is not new, for it has been tried, and that unsuccessfully, in the largest college society; and a new plan...
...interesting paragraph of the report relates to the "list of publications of Harvard university and its officers, 1880-1885. "In this list, about three-quarters of the 1,813 entries relate to science, including in that term medicine. Very inaccurate estimates of the relative activity in literary and scientific publications of some leading American universities having of late years obtained currency, and perhaps credit, through the public press, it is permissible to remark in the interests of truth, that it would be discreditable indeed to Harvard university - old and well-equipped as it is - if any other American institution could...
There would be no difficulty I think in getting a long list of members, but it would be very had to pursuade men to make the most of the club. The members would mostly he sleeping-members I am afraid; for the difficulty is to provide a motive to bring men regularly, often to the club, and what motive is there. Their friends they can see in their own rooms and there be more at home; - acquaintances they can meet in the playing fields, anywhere, - and what is the chance of meeting any given person among so many? Books, they...
...welcome to the list of our college magazines "The Philadelphian." This magazine is of a religious character, and destined no doubt to do a great deal of good in its sphere of journalism. The first number of the first volume made its appearance last week. It is very neat and attractive, both in external appearance and in the tone of its contents. The cover has imprinted a cut of Murray Hall, the building of the Philadelphia Society...