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...several works on astronomy, which may be found among the publications of the Royal Society, of which he was a Fellow. He made the best observation of the transit of Venus taken during the eighteenth century. He also published some books on earthquakes. A short time ago a certain professor had the curiosity to ask all the professors here whether they knew anything of this once celebrated John Winthrop. Only two had ever heard...
...average of the men examined hitherto has been above that of young men in general, and though this high average may be lessened by the asuremements of those awaiting their turn at examination, it is certain that the average of College men will be somewhat higher than the average development of young men of the same age outside the College...
...words College and Alma Mater, he evidently means the benefactors of the College. Our debt to the College is our debt to its benefactors. But in what way is this different from our debt to others who have lived before us? Granted that a student cannot perform certain every-day acts "without receiving that which he does not pay for," are there any other acts which any one can perform without continually receiving that which he does not pay for, without being in debt to the past? I think not. A. speaks of our debt to the College...
...majority need all the money which they can get to enable them to pursue their professional studies and to establish themselves in the world. It seems rather too much to ask such men to begin being benefactors to the College immediately after they graduate, and to tax themselves a certain amount annually for ten years to aid in its support. To be sure, it is easier to pay five dollars a year for ten years than to pay fifty dollars down; but the sum paid is none the less fifty dollars, and would buy fifty dollars worth of any commodity...
...Harvard Man feels dead sure that he is in love with every pretty girl he meets. He is equally certain that she is hopelessly in love with...