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...delayed when delay was fatal. Thomas, who had been placed in command of two corps and some scattered garrisons to guard a long line of communication, was ordered to neutralize and check this movement of Hood. But the troops of Thomas when Hood began his direct march on Nashville, was scattered. Part were watching Hood and delaying his march, while the remainder were hurrying towards the headquarters. Schoolfield, with the advance, equal to half of Hood's army, slowly retreated, and such was the generals want of care that several times the Federals were almost cut off by the rebel...
...typical Yale graduate is ready and thorough; the Harvard, exact and full; the Amherst, patient and earnest; the Williams, well rounded and well balanced; the Dartmouth, independent; the Middlebury, careful and discrim inanity; and the Michigan, direct and clear. [C. F. Thwing...
...advantageously made. The foundation of a chair of practical journalism would certainly fill a want that, as we have said, is growing stronger every year. Such a chair would deal in subjects that are of the most vital importance to every intelligent American of the present day. It would direct intelligently the general course of men who have the profession of journalism in view. Even to those who had no thought of writing for a livelihood, the instruction of such a department would be most valuable for the education of a budding statesman, or of a budding economist, would naturally...
...which students in special branches must look for instruction. At present the demand for this instruction is but slight, but that it is increasing is shown by the growth of our departments of Sanskrit and Semitic languages. A university should maintain a number of chairs, which bring no direct returns, for the sake of its reputation. We feel sure that the experiment of offering instruction in Chinese, for instance, will in the end result to Harvard's advantage. It is for the sake of this indirect advantage, but seldom a pecuniary one, however, that we urge the continuance of much...
...formerly the custom for the instructors in themes and forensics to reserve books in the English Alcove, which treated in a more or less direct manner the subjects given out to the students in these courses. Within a year or two, this practice which was often very advantageous to the students has been entirely given up, and the students are at present obliged to seek for any information upon the subjects of their themes or forensics which they find. Often the library contains a book which affords special facilities for obtaining a good idea of the subject. If this were...