Word: student
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...make the day as successful as possible, no visitor must be allowed to experience the slightest inconvenience, disappointment, or embarrassment. Although certain general arrangements can be made to lighten individual responsibility, the success of the day must largely depend on the tact and forethought of each student...
...such obvious advantage that they scarcely need comment. The time when study in the Library is no longer hindered by confusing noise, impassable bars, and the monotonous cry "Time to close the Library, as 't is sunset" will indeed be a time of long-sought comfort to every student. The suggestion about the alcoves is worthy of consideration; that about free criticism is almost unnecessary...
...member who should withdraw at any time except the end of one of the three periods for which term bills are made out should be charged for the remaining time one third of the cost for board. Now what to the President seems weakness must seem to the students strength; and in the liberty to withdraw is the only check the student has on such board as was furnished during the first half of last year. Memorial Hall offers too many attractions to allow any considerable number of students to leave except for sufficient reasons; but, as experience has proved...
...College Faculty, and the other governing boards of the University, the elective system itself, in contrast with a uniform curriculum required of all students, is never so much as called in question : but there are minor details of the system which are still discussed; as, for example, whether this course or that be a desirable one; whether this system unduly favor the classics, the modern languages, philosophy, history, or science; whether the choice of the individual student be oftenest determined by sound or trivial consideration; and whether any general advice as to choice of studies could be profitably given...
...Perhaps, more cordial relations between professor and student would have a salutary influence. .... Our system of compulsory marking may also have something to do with the character of the students, - who can tell...