Word: things
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...freshman foot-ball team must bear in mind that there is such a thing as over-training...
There is one thing the students at Cornell enjoy which it is not our good fortune at the present time to possess That is a students waiting room in which men can stay comfortably between those recitations that are separated by an hour or so. For students rooming at some distance from the yard, and for them principally, such an arrangement would be an excellent thing. At Cornell, they have a large, well furnished, well heated room, containing several long tables covered with "exchanges" graciously donated by the Era. In fact, a place in which the men can read, smoke...
...yesterday afternoon eighty-four freshmen had applied for pages at the library and begun to take books. This is truly a good showing for eighty-nine, and indicates that the disuse of the library which has been a shame to some other classes has got to be a thing of the past. Unfortunately for eighty-nine, however, it has not had the advantage of such a talk as was given by Mr. Kiernan last year in regard to the proper method of using the library. No doubt that gentleman can be prevailed upon to repeat his remarks in the near...
Although many things may be said in favor of the recitation system of treating courses; that it gives students a chance to express themselves, to tell what they know and keeps them from being mere passive agents in the class room; yet are there not many advantages more desirable than these which the talk of the Professor only can give? It surely seems plausible that for three hours each week he can give more information to the men in any course than they can ever obtain by hearing some of their own number repeat in a more crude...
...college journalism become slightly exaggerated in importance from the undue emphasis bestowed upon them, it is far otherwise to the college newspaper man. He feels the public pulse and recognizes the needs of the students for some object of care and interest. And there is to-day one thing which demands the active attention of every student who feels an interest in the matter of importance to the welfare of the whole university. An annual cry goes up from the office of the Co-operative Society over the paucity of members and therefore of money. Last year its echo...