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...fine art, but as one of the most indispensable of forces among a free people. Such, unfortunately, is not the case. Indeed, it may be said that among those to whom the higher education of our people has been intrusted - our colleges, for instance - the very opposite course of conduct prevails. Harvard College has not had a professor of oratory for three generations, and this too despite the fact that again and again its graduates and friends have urged it to change its ways and condescend to teach its graduates how to address, in a well-bred yet forcible...
TREASURER H. G. C. AND P. S.The Rev. H. E. Cotton will conduct the last of the Advent services of the St. Paul's Society in 17 Gray's this evening from 7 till 7.30 o'clock. A full attendance is especially requested. All members of the University are cordially invited...
...expenses necessarily incurred in pursuing his studies as a member of the academic department of the college; in the selection of the 10 students, to each of whom one of said shares of $300 is to be paid, preference is to be given to those who by industry, good conduct and zealous effort shall be deemed by the president and dean of this college to be meritorious students and entitled to encouragement and support; it being however, my wish that said money should not be awarded to any student solely by reference to his rank or standing as a scholar...
...provided for them, he took upon himself the criticism of two extra sets of sophomore themes. From that time to this, Professor Hill has been steadily working to build up an English Department; and although obliged to give most of his strength to Composition, he has found time to conduct one or two courses in Literature. In these he professes not to treat exhaustively English Literature since Shakspere, but merely to guide students in an intelligent study of the lives and the writings of certain masters of the last two centuries. Everybody admits that more courses in English Literature...
Doubtless most of the offenders are freshmen and "know no better." We hope these words may serve to show them the selfishness of their conduct, But if any of them are upper-class men, we must bear with them as best we may, they are lost beyond hope...