Word: noted
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...directed chiefly to the explanation of problems met in the field. Advanced knowledge of geology will not be required, but only teachers, graduates of colleges or persons of maturity and some training can be admitted. Only men can be accepted as students. Each student should have a satchel, note-book, hammer and compass. There will be opportunities to collect rocks and fossils...
...happy note rings through "In April," a poem graceful in form as it is charming in thought. It reminds one of Horace's Solvitur acris hiems, regenerate with the intensity and the subjective spirit of modern poetry...
...Darwin and the Origin of Species." After inquiring carefully into the matter, we find the following to be the facts of the case. One of our professors who is thoroughly acquainted with his subject, made some statements in regard to Darwin and his theory, which, in the hurry of note-taking, were misinterpreted by our first correspondent. These mistakes were printed in our first article, where upon our second correspondent, who, it would seem, is conversant in scientific affairs, sent us a long communication in regard to the misstatements of his predecessor. These corrections were perfectly correct and justifiable...
...Dorothy Bell" is well written, rather pointless and as yet the telescopic eye of the Sheff. note editor has been unable to discover why the chimneys of "my aunt's" house should be "comfortably smoking" while Mollie is at the same time "shading her eyes from the hot sun." Smoking with reflected heat, probably. The essay on "Modern Realism" is partly true and a little untrue in places. The writer shows a trifle of feminine mawkishness in speaking of French realism - perhaps he is thinking of Zola - though we don't believe in displaying the under side...
...note of the subject of each theme, on a card specially prepared for the purpose, must be deposited in the wooden box in Sever 3 at least one week before the theme is due. A card will be found enclosed in every theme returned to students...