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STUDENTS may elect Mathematics either from a decided taste for the subject itself, or because they wish to prepare themselves for the thorough study of Physics or of Engineering, or for the sake of the general intellectual benefits which can be derived from a judicious discipline in exact science. Those who have the definite intention of pursuing a continued course of scientific study will find that the scheme of mathematical electives has reference primarily to their wants; and such students, after the first year of elective work, in which they will naturally take Math. 1 and 2 (or 1 alone...
Math. 1 covers the more elementary parts of the Differential and Integral Calculus; and it is designed to give a practical familiarity with the ordinary methods and leading principles of that subject. It constitutes the introduction to the higher Mathematics; and hence is the first elective to be taken by those who mean to pursue a mathematical course, and at the same time is a good supplement to the Freshman work for general students. This elective is required for Honors in Physics, being essential to a thorough theoretical knowledge of that science...
...plan of the new course in Comparative Philology is to study the subject as far as a knowledge of Latin and Greek will allow. The tutor will use Sanskrit when possible, but no knowledge of that tongue is expected of the student. The books indicated are not thoroughly decided upon. The text-books will be in English, but occasional reference to German authors may be found convenient...
Each of the new members was required to read an essay, of a length not demanding more than three minutes for its delivery, on a subject which had been assigned him by the exceedingly witty (?) committee of arrangements from the Senior Class. I have queried the word "witty," because to the uninitiated mind, judging from the detailed account of the performances in the last Advocate, it may seem that the wit is exceedingly small and "sick." And so it must be confessed the greater part of it was; but the jokes were better to hear than to read...
There were several essays, however, that are worthy of note, either from their own merits or their subject. Mr. Croswell read an essay, a third of which was Latin poetry, "De Lunae natura; utrum viridis casei sit aut contra." His strongest argument was that the moon was a matter of square feet and inches, while it was impossible to cut in-ches out of cheese. Mr. Emerson wrote on "A Shabby Monarch, or Napoleon out at Elba." Mr. Gerrish's subject was, "Whirly and Late, or the Last Waltz" (whirly for early, you know, because you whirl when you dance...