Word: periodicities
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Rose Hawthorne Lathrop contributes some recollections of Hawthorne, covering the period of his English consulate...
...each mid-year season the vexed question of examinations forces itself upon the University's attention. Here in the middle of the year's intellectual activity comes a period of nearly three weeks when all advance in every course in the department of Arts and Sciences is suspended and the time of every student is devoted, in some cases to a legitimate and helpful review of his work, in more to cramming for examinations, and in many, according to the accidental arrangement of examination days, to inaction. That there is a great waste of time here, all must agree, though...
...that the present state of things cannot continue much longer. Difficult as it now is to arrange the schedule of examinations, every increase in the number of courses of instruction and the constant growth in the enrolment of all departments will make the task a harder one, unless the period is lenghtened...
...once. Admitting that a mid-year test is valuable in every course, a few queries suggest themselves. Does the benefit gained by preparing for an examination make up for the loss of eight lectures and, in the case of those who get through with their examination early in the period, a week's study, more or less; knowing that they will have a few days in which to "work up" each of their courses, are not most men inclined to neglect their regular work during the term; do not the Faculty thus, like the seminars which have grown...
...STARR, Sec.FENCING CLUB.- No lessons in fencing will be given during the examination period, but Professor Rondelle will give instruction on or after...