Word: stilling
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...passing an admission examination is due greatly to the way in which he is taught. It is difficult to decide upon any one system of instruction; students are perpetually being experimented on to find the best, and some teachers, partly by their personality, will succeed where others will fail. Still the method of instruction in some of our schools is woefully poor and it can be improved, though with difficulty fixed, for each year will bring a new improvement. The amount of time given to a study is another question which calls for discussion. It is certain that some studies...
There are but three complete files of the Yale Literary Magazine in existence, one in the possession of the Lit. board, one in the Chittenden library, and one in the British Museum. The magazine is the oldest American college periodical still in existence...
...Foxcroft Club recently increased the limit of membership from 200 to 250 and the officers wish notice to be given that there are still a few places which remain unfilled. Any one who is desirous of joining the club, should do so at once. For the benefit of any who may not be acquainted with the aims of the club, but who might care to avail themselves of its privileges, it may be well to state that the club was organized at first chiefly for the benefit of students rooming outside of Cambridge, who wished some inexpensive place...
...candidates for the crew at Yale are still rowing on the harbor...
...line, and showed by his long runs that he was little the worse for Saturday's game. Mannahan played at guard again, but was not as strong as usual. The other centre men improved considerably under the coaching they got, and seemed to have some life. They still are behind the other men in their knowledge of their positions, and must work very hard to overcome their faults, as they may have to take the brunt of the game next Saturday...