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During the past year the catalogue of officers and students of the Harvard Law School from 1817 to 1887 inclusive was published, and a copy was sent to every member of the association. Since its publication so much additional information concerning former members of the school has been received that the work of preparing a new edition has already been begun. The association is in a flourishing condition, and during the past two years has accomplished much...
...game was played very slowly and did not end until nearly half-past six. Lowell was first at the bat. Dean assisted Day out to Willard. Staltz got his base on balls and stole second. Dwyer flied out to Howland, but Murphy made a single bringing Staltz home. Murphy was caught by Downer and Howland between second and third. Dean and Linn were out on easy grounders to pitcher and first base. Howland got his base on balls, but Willard hit an easy ball to the pitcher and was retired at first. In the second inning, Lowell's first...
Students in Electrical engineering at Harvard have in the past had to contend against the serious difficulty of having almost no opportunity for practical manual work. The lack of facilities for such work shop training has been noticed as the number of men taking electrical studies has increased. We are glad to see that arrangements have been made by which students can have the necessary advantages in manuel work. The facilities are still very limited, yet we recognize a great advance over the opportunities of the present year, when no more than two men could do any machine work...
Electrical engineering is a recent branch of scientific study and a thorough preparation in it will become more and more necessary. The necessity for such training has been brought strongly to notice in our university during the past year. We hope that by the end of next year we shall have much larger and better facilities for its acquirement...
Those who live in college dormitories will be much pleased to learn that the authorities have at last taken some notice of the very poor manner in which the college rooms have been attended to in the past. The occupants of college buildings are obliged to pay prices for their rooms which should ensure for them the best of care, but heretofore these buildings have appeared to be nothing more than a rich treasury for a corps of greedy janitors...