. History of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1824-1914. assistant was filled bythe students in rotation. At the close of the lec-ture the students criticised his style, manner andexperimental illustrations. Ten minutes after theclose of this exercise, two sub-assistants gave lec-tures in separate rooms, each before two divisions,in the presence of a professor or assistant. Everyone took notes, for use at the meeting held for pur-poses of general criticism at the close of the exer-cises of the forenoon. At the expiration of tenminutes from the end of these lectures the fourdivisions separated


. History of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1824-1914. assistant was filled bythe students in rotation. At the close of the lec-ture the students criticised his style, manner andexperimental illustrations. Ten minutes after theclose of this exercise, two sub-assistants gave lec-tures in separate rooms, each before two divisions,in the presence of a professor or assistant. Everyone took notes, for use at the meeting held for pur-poses of general criticism at the close of the exer-cises of the forenoon. At the expiration of tenminutes from the end of these lectures the fourdivisions separated, each going to its respectivedepartment, where every student in turn lecturedbefore the others and a professor or then all met in the reading-room and eachcriticised all the lectures he had heard. These ex-ercises closed at one oclock. After dinner thedivisions went to their respective departments toprepare for the experiments and demonstrationsof the next day. After this preparation, whichwas generally completed by four oclock, the stu-. Proudfit Observatory, 1878-1900


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