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...open to students in the academic department. These courses in the Law School are, however, deeper and more special than is called for by the time or disposition of general students. Reference to the Yale curriculum illustrates our point. There a course is established which covers in a broad way an exposition of the principles of every-day law. This course is deservedly popular. Why not let the Conference Committee investigate it, and recommend a similar course for Harvard...
...important consideration, - as Harvard grows and takes on a more university character, written examinations tend steadily to disappear. For this means of testing is only suited to the technical, elementary, or detailed parts of our studies; and the courses of Harvard are gradually losing these characteristics, and acquiring the broad, university aspect which befits...
...worse nature. For the sake of euphemism, however, and that we may not run the risk of making any great mistakes, we will still continue to call this failure to return books to the library "carelessness," and permit those who may read this to give to the word as broad a meaning as they may see fit from the dictations of their own consciences. Carelessness, when it results in inconvenience to others, is in itself an offence of no slight magnitude; but when the carelessness, becomes intentional carelessness, then the offence is one that deserves more than passing notice...
With all its peculiarities, American college journalism mirrors with surprising truthfulness the states of feeling, we had almost said the degrees of civilization, prevailing in the several parts of our broad land, The critical reader will easily detect differences in the tone of the kindred publications of our eastern colleges; between North, South, and West, the gulf is too wide for the most casual reader to overlook. Here in the north we have reached the stage of devotion to the aesthetic, so well illustrated by the Century and Harpers'. Sketches and stories whose aim is some artistic form and merit...
...taken. At present, the indications are that the professor of Sacred Literature, Timothy Dwight, has the inside track. He is said to be a man of liberal views on education, and may be put down as the compromise candidate of the two opposing elements. He is a man of broad learning, a bright and witty talker and writer, and an advocate of the university idea as against the college idea. His selection by the Corporation, would, of course, disappoint many, but on the other hand, it would be applauded by others, among whom are many members of the faculty...