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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Furthermore, the new regulation offers a premium to students whose work is of uniform quality, but discourages those who are bright in one direction and below the average in some other direction. In other words, it strikes a blow at specialists; and this, I conceive, is inconsistent with our elective system. There are many men within the writer's acquaintance whose average for the first two years of their course has been far above 90 per cent. but who have received in Chemistry A below 50 per cent.; is it fair that men, who, under the old system, would...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 12/4/1886 | See Source »

...want no society of philologists or of literary antiquarians; but, with the growing interest in English literature, inside and outside of the college, with the men we have whose knowledge of it is broad and accurate, with the advantages such a society would bring, one cannot but think that an organization devoted to English literature would supply a want which at some time or other many men have felt. Is it not worth while to attempt something however small...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AN ENGLISH CLUB. | 12/2/1886 | See Source »

...famous "petitions" for what are politely called "occasional brief indispositions," by the new regulations will be received. The necessity for many of them has disappeared, however, with the advent of voluntary chapel, which has brought with it the remedy of a shameful abuse. We repeat that those whose skill in the old law has done so much for them will do well to conn the new with even greater care...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/24/1886 | See Source »

...Wood, an account of whose marriage was sent to the Princetonian and published on Nov. 8th, begs leave to correct the same by the following convincing note...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Note and Comment. | 11/24/1886 | See Source »

...audience representative of the culture of New York and New England. Not a few Harvard men were to be seen, notably Pres. Eliot, Dr. Brooks, Prof. Lowell, Prof. Goodwin and Prof. J. W. White. Many recent graduates also were present, amongst whom Mr. Evert J. Wendell was noticed, whose part in the "Oedipus" is still remembered...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Acharnians. | 11/23/1886 | See Source »

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