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...four heads; (1.) Institutional History and the Theory of Politics, under Dr. Adams. (2.) Advanced Political Economy, including topics such as co-operation, finance, and taxation, under Dr. Ely. (3.) Roman Law, under Prof. Emmott. (4.) Historical Criticism, under Dr. Jameson. The methods of work may be classified. as threefold: (1.) Class lectures. (2.) Outside reading on specified topics. (3.) Original research, as evinced by essays and short monographs. The aim of instruction is to make the student self-reliant. Work is done rather by topics than by text-books...
...purpose of the school is to give a complete general view of all the subjects, both of internal and external public polity, from the threefold stand point of history, law and philosophy. Its prime aim is therefore the development of all the branches of the political sciences. Its secondary and practical objects...
...proctors, it is as yet early to express a decided opinion. The duties of this official are threefold, to maintain order in the buildings, in the yard, and in the examination room. They are different degrees of a power which in a scheme of self-government, the student should exercise. The practical difficulties attending this change are such, however, that careful thought should dictate the policy to be pursued...
...rest of the Divinity School library, a more adequate and safe place of keeping." The school thus stands in pressing need of a fireproof library building, distinct from Divinity Hall, yet connected with it by an easy passageway. The advantages of such a building would be threefold...
...total number of new editions, 1413; the grand total, 6145. This is an increase of 1021, or 20 per cent. over the number for 1882. Even in 1879 the grand total was only 5834. Juveniles come first, theology next. Essays and belles letters have a phenomenal increase of nearly threefold. Education, art, science, law and history have done well, but poetry and the drama have decreased. In new books, the increase in novels is insignificant...