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...internal affairs, whereas Bruce said it was entirely independent. Up to 1884 it was England's policy to prevent the Transvaal from having even a moderate self-government, and after that year the Boers became entirely unaccustomed to independent government. The Jameson raid was the real cause of the present disturbance, which was greatly increased by the pressure of England's claims to suzerainty. If Great Britain had thrown aside these claims she would have come to peaceable conclusions. Gold was discovered and the land formerly belonging to the government was acquired by the Uitlanders on the understanding that...
...present officers of the association are: President, Dr. D. A. Sargent; vice-president, Dr. W. G. Anderson of Yale; secretary and treasurer, Dr. Savage of Columbia...
...Nothing is more annoying in such a place than a scuffing of feet, a drum beat on the resonant desk, or a dry episode coming from three benches away. Some communication is necessary and so, of course, is walking, but I suggest that the students be reminded of their present thoughtlessness and of the regards they owe to the rights of other people. The College has done its share by the numerous placards posted about the building; all that is left is an appeal to manners and a sense of justice...
...third annual convention of physical directors of the principal universities and colleges of the United States will be held at New Haven, Dec. 29 and 30. Representatives will be present at the meeting from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Pennsylvania, Cornell, Wesleyan, Williams, Amherst, Brown, Ohio State University, New York University and many others. Dr. Sargent will read a paper on "The Place of Physical Training in the College Curriculum...
...table of statistics published below, which is based on the present registration lists of the various departments of the University, shows the number of students from each of the states and territories in the United States and from foreign countries. On account of the numerous changes which are likely to be made in these lists before the Catalogue is prepared the, totals may be slightly inaccurate. State. College. L. S. S. Graduate Law. Dn., Dv., Med., Vet. Bussey. Total. Alabama, 2 2 0 0 1 5 Arizona, 1 0 1 1 0 3 Arkansas...