. Berea Quarterly. upposed to know little or noth-ing!); that now that the intense strain is off he is more re-laxed than in years; that he is enjoying much out-doorlife, the society of his family, and the companionship ofbooks, and is taking a soaking rest. For seventeen yearsthe tide of physical strength has been ceaselessly going outand it is not yet time for the returning tide appreciably to becoming in. In view of the official statement of expert phy-sicians in New York and Boston that there is no organictrouble and of the fact that he comes from a long-lived an-cestry, we see no reason f
. Berea Quarterly. upposed to know little or noth-ing!); that now that the intense strain is off he is more re-laxed than in years; that he is enjoying much out-doorlife, the society of his family, and the companionship ofbooks, and is taking a soaking rest. For seventeen yearsthe tide of physical strength has been ceaselessly going outand it is not yet time for the returning tide appreciably to becoming in. In view of the official statement of expert phy-sicians in New York and Boston that there is no organictrouble and of the fact that he comes from a long-lived an-cestry, we see no reason for not taking an optimistic viewas to ultimate recovery. That this period of enforced restwhen he is made to lie down in green pastures of quie-tude may be divinely blessed for his restoration to the endthat he may consummate some of his long cherished plans forthe institution which he so largely made and which is dear-er to him than his own life will be the hope and prayer ofhis host of friends the comitry over. 3. A GOOD TERM A GOOD TERM. The general opinion is that the fall term was one of themost successful in the history of the college. The enrol-ment was more than one hundred in excess of any previouscorresponding term. Absences from classes were few: thestandard of scholarship was appreciably raised; college spiritwas in evidence. With very few exceptions the deportmentof students has been excellent; cases of discipline have beenvery few. Students went home in excellent spirits, loyal andenthusiastic for their college. One dean remarked that hehad never known them to go away in better mood. Allthis is good capital for the institution. In the college, academy, and normal departments newcurricula went into effect at the beginning of the courses were made two hours per week. In certaindepartments this has been an advantage, in others it is atbest experimental. The range of electives has been greatlyincreased. The recitation has been lengthened from thestandard hig
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