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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...annual examinations. The work this year is to be conducted on much the same plan as it was last year; the only difference being that more attention will be paid to running than was then. The crews have abandoned the old gymnasium which was not large enough for their use and are now practicing in Wood's Gymnasium, hired especially for the purpose. This arrangement not only gives the boating men more room, but allows those students in Columbia not among the candidates, a better opportunity to exercise. Below is a list of the candidates for the University...
Several complaints have again been brought to our notice of the selfishness which prevails in the use of books of reference in the library. When a student is compelled to exercise such ingenuity in gaining an honest opportunity to use a book, the thoughtlessness which some men exhibit in their abuse of privileges is highly reprehensible. If the various departments are unable to procure more than a single copy of a book particularly in demand, the greatest care should be exercised by each student who uses it that it shall be in his possession no longer than is absolutely necessary...
...mere translation of Cron's work, but has made such alterations and additions as seemed advisable to adapt it to the wants of an "English-thinking and English-speaking public." We are quite confident that no edition of the 'Apology' and 'Crito' can be found equal to this for use as a college text-book. Another advantage of this edition is that the commentary is printed on the same page with the text. This practice is almost universal in Germany, is very generally adopted by English editors, and conduces greatly to the convenience of the reader." - N. Y. Nation...
Such is the popularity and influence of these societies that only about ten per cent. of every graduating class are non-members. The result is that only two cliques, if we may use the term, exist in college. In a large university, the existence of two such cliques would doubtless be harmful to the best interests of the institution, but at a college of the size of Princeton, where everyone knows a large majority of his class, no fault has ever been found with this state of things...
...last but not least of all the many devices in use, is the broken chair. There are many of this class; yea their name is legion. Some of them are patriarchs in which sat the professors of old; some of them are goody's chairs, rickety with many years of window-washing; some are quaintly covered with the initials of great men gone before, and all are on their last two or three legs. These chairs give rise to many amusing incidents which enliven the otherwise weary round of lecture-going. Now and then they give way all at once...