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...frequent change of electives. How much greater, then, would be the dissatisfaction, if in their first year they could choose their own studies. It is by no means a vain fear that the subjects which prove to be "soft" would be too readily elected in order to escape more difficult, though perhaps far more important studies. And this may happen, not through any desire to lessen work, but by an imperfect knowledge of the subjects and their importance. There seems no objection to giving, at least, a choice to Freshmen, as, for instance, of different authors; but even this...
...Romance offers us this feature, and is therefore of no little importance in the history of speech. Its study is, so to speak, the A B C of the philologist. It offers a criterion, a test, for other and more difficult studies, and is a living type on which we may build our theories. Its application is practical enough. The habit of comparison and inquiry which it forms finds daily exercise, and cannot be too highly cultivated; and in our age, when a man of culture cannot exist without the knowledge of at least two languages besides...
...means subservient to the end; and we need feel no surprise at finding them on any side in the political Donnybrook fair. Meanwhile, the elections in England seem to have been carried on with as much disturbance as ever disgraced us in our most bitter party contests. It is difficult to perceive what benefit is to accrue to the English working-people from any change in the Ministry; but perhaps they fight first and reflect afterwards, or, more likely still, do not reflect...
There is, decidedly, ample room for improvement in the present Thayer Club. Indeed, it is difficult to imagine how it could be worse. We think that few would agree with a writer in the last number of the Advocate, in his statement that the board at the Club is as good as can be obtained outside for $6 a week; aside from the attendant disadvantages mentioned by the writer, and the additional one, we fear, of uncleanliness in preparing the food. There can be little doubt that all disorder will cease in our new refectory; indeed, if the principle...
...really striking and important points of a subject - those which, if pointed out with enthusiasm, would at once interest the student - are too often passed over, and comments made only on insignificant details. This failing is, of course, the most natural thing in the world. In fact, it is difficult to see how it could well be otherwise, the wonder being that instructors of long standing can impart the freshness that they do to a subject which through much repetition has lost its original significance to them. Still, as subversive of all good instruction, this fault must be sedulously guarded...