Word: williams
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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SIXTY-THREE years ago, before a single American writer had an established reputation, William Tudor founded the "North American Review." During its first years the Review, notwithstanding the fact that it gave nothing for its contributions, barely paid expenses; and never before the present year has it been a paying investment. But, however unsuccessful from a business point of view the Review may have been, its pages have ever exhibited the highest scholarship this country possessed, and its list of contributors includes the name of almost every American writer who has attained any enduring distinction...
...published one or more articles that are well worth reading. Hitherto the difficulty has been in getting at the articles wanted, - a thing possible only after a long search. In short, the Review was sadly in need of a thorough index. Such an index has been prepared by Mr. William Cushing, of our Library, although whether it ever sees the light will depend on the subscriptions he receives for the work...
...Bowen, who has written just one hundred articles, stands second on the list, and he is followed by Dr. Peabody, whose contributions amount to seventy-seven. Those who have contributed more than fifty articles are Presidents Felton and Sparks, A. H. Everett, and W. B. O. Peabody. Caleb Cushing, William Tudor, and J. G. Palfrey stand among the thirties; and Professors Norton and Lowell, and W. H. Prescott, among the twenties. Of the members of the present Faculty, H. W. Torrey has seven; John Fiske and Asa Gray, six each; A. S. Hill and C. F. Dunbar five each...
...WILLIAM EVERETT has begun a course of twelve lectures on "Latin Poets and Poetry" at the Lowell Institute. The lectures are given on Tuesday and Friday evenings, and the second lecture will be given this evening. Tickets can be obtained at the Lowell Institute...
...wish to call the attention of all students in the University to the catalogue of the North American Review, prepared by Mr. William Cushing of the Harvard Library. A notice of this important work will be found in another column. The Review has now so changed its character as to make it essentially a new magazine, and thus no better time than the present could be found for the publication of an index to its contents. This index will be of especial interest to all Harvard students and graduates, since during its whole life the Review has been essentially...