Five Years in an English University, Volumen 1G. P. Putnam, 1852 - 441 páginas |
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Página 1 - The sage council, as has been mentioned in a preceding chapter, not being able to determine upon any plan for the building of their city — the cows, in a laudable fit of patriotism, took it under their peculiar charge, and as they went to and from pasture, established paths through the bushes, on each side of which the good folks built their houses ; which is one cause of the rambling and picturesque turns and labyrinths, which distinguish certain streets of New York at this very day.
Página 302 - ... recommended that on the Friday, the questions from books should extend only to such parts of pure Mathematics and of Natural Philosophy as do not require the methods of the Differential or Fluxional Calculus : and that on the Saturday, the questions should include, besides these subjects, the parts of Natural Philosophy somewhat more advanced, and the simpler applications of the Calculus.
Página 304 - The elementary parts of Astronomy, so far as they are necessary for the explanation of the more simple phenomena, without the use of spherical trigonometry ; astronomical instruments.
Página 146 - ... he teaches at his own house, and the number of his pupils depends on his reputation. The Cambridge private tutor is also a graduate, who takes pupils at his rooms in numbers proportionate to his reputation and ability. And although while the German professor is regularly licensed as...
Página 4 - ... generally consists of a not too new black coat (frock or cutaway), trousers of some substantial stuff, grey or plaid, and a stout waistcoat, frequently of the same pattern as the trousers. Straps are unknown to him, and instead of boots he wears easy low-heeled shoes, for greater convenience in fence and ditch jumping, and other feats of extempore gymnastics which diversify his 'constitutionals'. The only showy part of his attire is the cravat, which is apt to be blue or some other decided color,...
Página 238 - Wrangler,] who, relying on his combined learning and talent, had never practised particularly with a view to speed, and perhaps had too much respect for his work to be in any very great hurry about it, solved eight or nine problems leisurely on each paper, some of them probably better ones than the other man's, but not enough so to make up the difference in quantity.
Página 295 - ... Doctrine. Occasion is taken to explain what is implied in subscription to Articles of Religion generally — and in subscription to the Three Propositions contained in the 36th Canon particularly — references being at the same time given to Authors who have treated of these several subjects. II. The course of reading desirable to be pursued by the Candidate for Holy Orders is then considered, as embracing a. The Sacred Scriptures in the original Languages — and under this head is given a...
Página 48 - The cockswain of the Caius boat looked the very personification of excitement ; he bent over at every pull till his nose almost touched the stroke's arm, cheering his men meantime at the top of his voice. The shouts rose louder and louder. " Pull, Trinity !" " Pull, Keys !" " Go it, Trinity !" " Keep on, Keys !" " Pull, stroke !"
Página 233 - Johnians' best man suddenly came up with a rush, and having been spoken of before the examination only as likely to be among the first six, now appeared as a candidate for the highest honors. E was one of the first that had a suspicion of this from noticing on the second day that he wrote with the regularity and velocity of a machine. In any Cambridge examination, pace is a most important element of success. The "pace of Parkinson" has at Cambridge almost passed into a proverb.
Página 17 - Undergraduate is expected to go to chapel eight times, or, in academic parlance, to keep eight chapels a week, two on Sunday, and one on every week-day, attending morning or evening chapel on week-days at his option. Nor is even this indulgent standard rigidly enforced. I believe if a Pensioner keeps six chapels, or a Fellow-Commoner four, and is quite regular in all other respects, he will never be troubled by the Dean. It certainly is an argument in favor of severe discipline, that there is more...
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