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...were visitors on account of the nearness of the school to Windsor Castle. From a paltry hundred, including masters and fellows, the attendance has now increased to 850 scholars alone, and the roll of instructors equals many a small college. As in the case of most of the large English schools, all the governing power was first centered in the provost and masters, but this absolute rule was soon changed by an act of Parliament ; and now, in Eton, as in all other schools of its kind, the fellows must be chosen from Oxford, Cambridge, and the Royal Society...
...regret that so few students were able to attend the talk on English reading, which the instructor in junior themes recently gave. There is undoubtedly a need of a few lectures on the subject of English reading, similar or supplementary to those given by Prof. Hill; and we feel sure the small attendance at this lecture must have been caused by ignorance or negligence on the part of the students. The lecturer intended to give a few informal talks or lectures on the importance of forming a taste for English reading, and the best method to be pursued in acquiring...
...very minutely the process of woolen manufacturing, and illustrated his remarks by various objects used in woolen making. There are three kinds of woolen cloths, those made by the processes called card, worsted and felting. The labor in the woolen mills is about evenly divided between the sexes. The English are by far the best laborers in this industry...
...that of former years, the numbers of the society have increased very materially, and its foothold as a college organization has been strengthened in many ways. The success of the Union is well attested by the fact that it was largely instrumental in inducing the faculty to give up English 6, and although that course will probably be revived next year, the increased interest in the debates will undoubtedly be sufficient to afford room for both. The Union occupies a peculiar place in the needs of a university like Harvard, and this need is best attested by the success which...
Themes xiv. and xv., in English 5, will be due two weeks from Friday. Subject : An Argument...