Word: professional
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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At the funeral of the late esteemed Jesse James, murderer by profession, the "President of Liberty College" officiated and delivered a touching eulogy upon the deceased. We have no doubt Liberty College is one of the Western institutions whose curriculum "is fully on a par with Harvard's"
Chief Clerk Crosby of the war department has resigned to resume the practice of his profession.
In the matter of teaching, the Scotch universities are much like American colleges. The methods are catechetical; teaching is regarded as more important than examinations; prizes are in vogue and exercise great influence. In Scotland, prizes are usually awarded by vote of the students. Practically the system works better than...
The N. Y. Times thinks that the proportion of physicians to population in this country is one to five hundred, which means an average of eight or ten patients to every doctor. In consideration of these facts "the argument in favor of a higher standard of medical attainments is therefore...
To one who is about to graduate, the four years spent in Harvard seem very short as we look back upon them, and the query naturally arises, "How much have I accomplished?" The amount of work done may be estimated by one who has pursued a certain course of study...