Word: points
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...chief type of chairs and desks we have in University, and these represent the highest point our faculty has got in the evolution from the primitive seats of our "arboreal ancestors." They are, for the most part, cheap wooden chairs, constructed with an entire disregard of the curves and angles of the human frame, and placed behind a sort of toad-stool formed of an iron upright and a small square of black walnut. This toad-stool desk gives no opportunity for comfort in writing, as it is not large enough to support the elbow and note-book...
...shall, some time during the next few months, elect an editor from the freshman class, possibly more than one, if there are candidates of sufficient ability. As yet eighty-nine has contributed but meagerly to our columns. Short articles of interest to students, communications, direct and to the point, on some live subject, will always find place in the paper. Educational and athletic news will be acceptable; enterprise in collecting college news is a consideration which always has much weight with us in choosing a new editor. Eighty-nine should not fail to contribute its share to the college papers...
...most noticeable feature of the programme last night was the quartet in C minor, op. 1, by A. Ritter. The composer is young and the work exhibits some of the commonest faults of youth. In trying to be original he fails in point of clearness and simplicity. Discords abound throughout. The last movement is in the form of a triple figure, while the second presents a curious combination of fugal and romantic treatment. With all the repelling feature there are indications that a second hearing would develop others more interesting. The rendering of the quartet was all that could...
...education find herein one of their foremost arguments; with the young men and young women together, they say, both affection and intellect may gain their proper places, neither will gain undue supremacy over the other. Also, the opponents of co-education argue most strongly on this very point, for they declare that affection will get the better of intellect every time. And yet in spite of all, in spite of the general belief that at least affection would not suffer, while it might even be injurious to intellect, here are the young ladies of Oberlin actually finding the subject debatable...
...that similar courses are given in the Law School, that are open to students in the academic department. These courses in the Law School are, however, deeper and more special than is called for by the time or disposition of general students. Reference to the Yale curriculum illustrates our point. There a course is established which covers in a broad way an exposition of the principles of every-day law. This course is deservedly popular. Why not let the Conference Committee investigate it, and recommend a similar course for Harvard...