Word: roome
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...these clubs, and as hare and hound runs are increasing so in popularity, I see no reason why a club could not be formed and run successfully. With a small initiation fee and moderate dues, the club could afford not only to offer prizes, but could support a club room with baths and lockers for the members. I sincerely hope some one will start a club of this kind, for there is no reason why it should not be successful and a benefit to the college. At any rate let us have some runs this winter while the weather...
Translations of Heine and Der Zwerg Nase are ready in the book room...
...President Eliot was a member, was given the first instruction in chemistry in any American college. At that time Professor Cooke was the sole lecturer and teacher in the department of chemistry, and the accommodations for carrying on the work were exceedingly limited. The lectures were given in the room at the north end of Univesity, and were illustrated only by the crude and imperfect apparatus brought by Professor Cook from the laboratory which he had used when a boy in beginning the study of chemistry. For ten years the department was confined to the small rooms in University, with...
...after nine. The habit of tardiness has taken a strong hold especially upon those who have lectures during the first hour and has proved such a source of annoyance to several of the professors as to cause them to adopt the practice of locking the doors of the lecture room at five minutes past nine...
...have heard many complaints in regard to this exclusion of tardy students from the lecture room, but we believe that the action of the professors is perfectly justifiable. Something surely was needed to check the habit which was growing so troublesome to professors and students alike and probably no better means could have been found than that which notify the student that if he desires the benefit of a lecturer, he must be courteous enough to be present when the lecture begins. The rule has succeeded when it has been tried. We are glad that so serious an evil...