Word: presses
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...regarded as 'hazing.' One of the class had previously tested nitrate of silver upon himself, and had found it did no injury." Nevertheless, we believe that this committee has not attempted to deny the plain report of the outrage, as contained in the despatches of the Associated Press. The subterfuge is childish and affords no palliation of the act. Whether it be called "punishment" or "hazing" is immaterial, and does not alter the character of the offence...
...Sanskrit Reader," by Professor Lanman, is in press...
...recently published "Metaphysics" is founded on the system of Hermann Lotze. A daughter of the celebrated philospher, Sir William Hamilton, has just completed a translation of Lotze's "Mikrokosmus," and a translation of his "System der Philosophie," by Prof. Green, is soon to be published by the Clarendon press...
...opinion which is coming to be held by so many nowadays that it cannot be laughed away. That it is a necessary reform that the present system of examinations should be abolished, is becoming more and more evident. That this fact is beginning to be appreciated by the public press, and to be discussed by them, is significant. The examination system has indeed been long established ; it has the prestige of the authority of European educators to support it. But in spite of this, it is fast proving itself unsuitable for American methods of instruction. The writer of the article...
...usually by pranks that are harmless and good-natured. In the case at Trinity the chastisement inflicted by the seniors upon their sophomore prisoners, seems to have been absolutely barbarous and inexcusable. It is of course possible that the reports of the affair were exaggerated by the daily press; and, before a final judgment is given, the statement of the students themselves should be heard. But, if the reports be true, it is high time that college students everywhere should take the matter of hazing into their own hands, and decree a decisive and final ending to what is becoming...