Word: system
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...trousers - after much dispute - are to be of blue cashmere, without bias, to recall the unprejudiced nature of the marking system. The blending of the red, white, and blue colors is intended to be a delicate tribute to our country, and to inculcate a deep patriotism in the heart of the wearer...
...system of Reserved Books at the Library is such an admirable one, that it is with much regret that we learn that some of the students have abused it. In one of the History courses one of the most necessary books has been secretly taken away and kept out for several days, and this practice has been renewed from time to time. Another cause of complaint, less culpable than the former, but still very annoying, is the manner in which students leave the reserved books lying around in the different alcoves, instead of returning them to their proper shelves...
This is, of course, only a rough draft of a plan which seems eminently practicable. It will be seen that by this system the championship question will be settled once for all, that we shall have more regularity in the arrangement of games, and hence there will be increased interest in our national game. As regards the expensiveness of this scheme, it must be said that only two meetings of the Executive Committee will be necessary, and, as the expenses will be divided among a number of colleges, they will be of little moment compared with the advantages...
...debates have an interest and excitement unknown with us. Upstairs is the library, which is now very large, and much more used by students than the University or College libraries, where there is much red-tape, while at the Union each member is his own librarian, and the system works well. Here also are the smoking-room, for cards, c the novel-room, where one finds all the latest novels, and comfortable seats in which to read them; and one or two other rooms...
...revised set of Regulations contain some changes which all undergraduates may profitably note. The most important changes are those that relate to honors, deficiency in scholarship, and penalties. Several sections taken from the "Scales of Scholarship" and the "Degree of Bachelor of Arts" form, with the system of "Honorable Mention," a new subject-division, "Honors at Graduation, and other Distinctions...