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Dates: during 1880-1889
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HANOVER, Jan. 23, 1882. The opening of the term here on the 19th was marked by its usual sequences of light attendance at chapel and a disinclination on the part of those who had come to time to enter upon good solid study...
...proposed system of elections has been partially adopted this term, thus allowing the juniors a choice between French and Latin, and also between mineralogy, practical chemistry and mathematics. The entire system will go into effect the first of next year, after which the higher mathematics will be optional, and a choice will be given between ancient and modern languages, mathematics and the sciences. This change will be a great improvement, and will, undoubtedly, meet with general favor...
...statement made a few days ago in the HERALD that the men in German I. who had been unable to procure the text books used the first term, would be excused from the mid-year examination, is not strictly true. They will be examined only on the text book used this term...
...respects a fit person to be admitted to the institution, which he declared was maintained by donations from the General and State Governments, a tax-payer of which he was. Mr. Hawley had previously been a student at the university, and at the close of the term last spring had received an honorable dismissal. When he renewed his application for membership in September last the question was asked him if he had not, since his withdrawal from the college, connected himself with a Greek-letter society. His reply was that he had, and that he was then a member...
...many of the college journals of last term we saw the statement that "Oxford caps are worn at Williams." True, the "mortar-board" craze had its run here; but as is general in such cases, soon died out. The idea originated in the present junior class, followed immediately by the sophomores. The caps were worn generally during the third term of last year, and somewhat the first of this year; but as winter came on the last of them were quickly called in, and all are now probably consigned to the shelf to remain peacefully among the memorabilia of college...