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...which have appeared in such myriad numbers upon the elms in the College Yard. These trees, in which we justly take so much pride, are being stripped of their verdure, and by Class Day, instead of their usually abundant foliage, they will present nothing but withered leaves and barren branches. A lack of shade, should that day be a sultry one, together with worms swinging from every branch, liable at any moment to find a temporary lodgement on the passer-by, will prove a serious barrier to the usual promenading indulged in then...
...study in college, or upon any particular part of it, - either as relating to its usefulness or to the manner in which it is taught, - has to be stated in very general terms; if it is not so put, if anything specific is pointed out, the instructors in that branch are apt to feel that the criticism arises from personal dislike rather than from any existing fault. I most certainly wish to avoid making any such impression, and because I definitely point out the course to which I refer, and endeavor plainly to present my objections to the method...
...less of Latin and Greek than the average college curriculum; yet there are those of acknowledged ability who claim that the discipline of the Classics is overrated, that it is no more adapted to the fullest development of every mind than is the discipline derived from any other single branch of study: hence they would institute the elective course. Absurd. They cannot have read Walker, who would teach the pedlers and peasants Latin and Greek; or Stuart and Jones, whose arguments will convince any man that there is more discipline in the study of the particle yap than...
This principle holds good in more than one branch of education. Modern improvement, not content with overthrowing the old prejudices of the art-world, has crept in among us in another form, and has, almost unnoticed, taken control of our classical education...
GRADUATES often complain that they never received adequate instruction in that most important branch, Elocution, while in college, and now feel their deficiency when called upon to speak in public. The fact that out of the twenty or twenty-five Freshmen selected as meriting the right even to compete for the ten Lee prizes, only six received any, clearly shows that an ability to read common prose well and understandingly is a rare accomplishment among them...