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...high a mark as the man who worked faithfully and regularly on the course. As no one examination can completely cover any course, there is too much at stake in one of the half-yearly examinations. There is too large a margin for chance to enter into the result...
...cannot but think that the method adopted by Prof. White with his section in Greek 9 approaches as near as possible the result desired. In this course during the past half-year, the section have had a number of written recitations on the subject matter. At the semiannual examinations a few days ago, the men were allowed to substitute these written recitations for parts of the paper, if they so desired. By this method the instructor much more readily finds out what the men know and have done in the course than by the old system...
...fourth lecture on "Exercise - How and When to take it." The lecturer began with a few remarks explanatory of the waste and renewal of muscular tissue and of its dependence upon the amount of exertion, both physical and mental, to which the human frame is subjected. The best result is obtained from exercise when the body is in a state of perspiration, as then the blood is rushing more rapidly through the veins, the action of the heart is quicker and the energy developed is more intense. Care should be taken not to use too heavy dumb-bells and weights...
...Community of Professional Students." Our libraries, said Mr. Winsor, are yet in a transition state, although a marked improvement has taken place in the past century. The people are beginning to realize the value of a library as a leading agent in the education of the masses, and the result is that the restrictions which marked its earlier stages have been to a great extent done away with. Although the collections of a few libraries are very complete, notably that of the British Museum, yet they are by no means as comprehensive as they ought to be to satisfy...
Plans that have been under consideration by the church authorities for some time looking towards the establishment of a National Catholic University in the vicinity of New York city, have recently been made public. The design is large and comprehensive, and it is expected that the result will be the foundation of a sectarian university "that shall equal Yale and Harvard in equipments, finish and range of studies, while it shall surpass them in thoroughness and depth." Such is the project now under consideration. Its chief promoter, with, it is understood, the consent and encouragement of the Catholic hierarchy...