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...college dormitories. With us, those who are responsible for the good order of their buildings are denominated proctors, but in the English universities the proctor is a very different and much grander person. Those whose duty it is in the separate colleges of Oxford to keep order and conduct the examinations are the tutors, most of whom reside within the walls...
Prof. Croswell will conduct Prof. Dyer's sections in Advanced Greek the remainder of the week...
Opinion as to the wisdom of the policy of the board of overseers in refusing to confer the customary degree upon Governor Butler is at present much divided. But, as to Butler's conduct since the vote of the board was announced, there can be no difference of opinion. That he should impute the meanest of motives to his opponents, and should indulge in the most scurrilous language in relation to their action, is by no means surprising nor unexpected when we consider the notorious character of the man and the semi-political bearing of the occasion. But that, after...
...extension of the department of Political Economy exceeds the expectations of the most sanguine. We are to have seven courses instead of three, and will retain the services of Professors Dunbar and Laughlin, while Mr. Taussig will conduct one of the new courses. The first two courses are substantially the same as those given this year, though Course 2 has been somewhat enlarged. The remaining five courses deal with many of the most interesting practical applications of the science...
...Course 3 the discussion of practical economic questions under Professor Laughlin will be of the greatest advantage to any who wish to become thorough practical students of economic subjects. Mr. Taussig will conduct the course on the tariff of the United States, of which he has made a special study. The other courses deal with the economic history of Europe, land tenures in England, Ireland, France and Germany, and the financial systems of France, England, Germany and the United States. Harvard will thus present a more extended course of study in Political Economy than is given by any other university...