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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...over, making it a point to ask a few questions during each hour, and letting students know that they were marked on their answers, I think that nine tenths of those that now take History would make greater improvement, and find it easier to do faithful work than at present...
...have heard of some men who, by the present arrangement, are unfortunate enough to have three examinations in two consecutive days, and of one who has five in three days. We fully appreciate the fact that it is not easy to make out the schedule, and that no arrangement, however good, would be perfectly satisfactory to everybody. These cases, however, seem to deserve especial attention, inasmuch as the consecutive examinations are of course no test of whether the man has worked faithfully during the past term. We do not believe that any one, however thorough his knowledge, could do justice...
Another point it would be well to look to is the arrangement and kind of seats. At present the College has quite a varied assortment of benches and chairs, but the popular verdict seems to be that they are all more or less uncomfortable, and there will be great interest taken in what will next be given us to rest on. We have even heard it proposed that every man should provide his own chair, - a plan which certainly would make a novel and interesting recitation-room ; for if there is one thing on which every man has certain...
...very evident, also, that we have great need of a large lecture-room. Fine Arts 2, a course which has a larger attendance and which exerts a greater influence than any other elective, requires a much better room than can be at present given to it. To take notes and sit with any ease in Upper Holden is wellnigh impossible; while the difficulty of showing engravings and illustrations to the class is very great. This leads to another idea. There is no reason why the recitation-rooms should not be made attractive. If rope-matting be out of the question...
...present, where for various reasons most persons in some circles in college are so careful never to express disapprobation at anything which may be said, the predominant moral tone of such circles is either puerile or disgraceful according as the students are viewed as boys or men. Now if, for example, when any one talks ridiculously about getting drunk, or shamefully about buying fraudulent examination-papers, the hearers were to let it be understood that they considered such talk as the former silly, and the latter disgraceful, they would ultimately prevent much of the indecent talk now so familiar...