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...implied, that the physique of women rendered them unfit for such education as men get. It is unfortunate, we think, that the testimony of leading educators differs so materially upon these practical questions. The evidence is often diametrically opposed, and can do but little more than confuse the candid student of social science. Mr. Eliot says that both male and female physicians agree in declaring that women are physically unfit for study; Mr. Raymond, of Vassar, says that four hundred healthier women can hardly be found than those at Poughkeepsie. In view of this confliction, our condition is much like...
...Forty-Second Congress contained ten graduates of Yale and three of Harvard." - Record. Such a candid confession goes far toward disarming criticism. Indeed, we half believe that the natural tendencies of this unfortunate ten incited them to their disreputable courses, almost as much as the effect of four years at New Haven. We hope that the paragraph will not have so bad an influence upon the size of '77 at Yale, as we apprehend...