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JUNIOR THEMES.Mr. Drennan's Section. Theme IV. is due from section 2 (Allen to Lane) today. Subjects : 1, The Present State of the Irish Land Question ; 2, Froude's Mary Stuart Compared with Lingard's ; 3, The Skylark in English Literature ; 4, Statement of the Aims and Principles of the so-called "Esthetes...
...ever mentioned by the Register was the Etonian, "published by students of the different colleges in England." The exchange editor (presumably) makes this comment: "The contributor of the best articles, both in prose and verse, is the editor, Winthrop Mackworth Praed ; a name which will hereafter be distinguished in English literature, if the productions of his maturity correspond with the promise of his youth." That exchange editor and successful prophet was J. O. Sargent, at present an overseer of the university. An appeal for the reading-room on page 64 we are tempted to transfer bodily and apply...
...outgrowth of Owens College and was originally endowed, like the Johns Hopkins, by a private founder, afterwards by subscriptions. It has become known chiefly by its work in natural science but desires to encourage humanistic studies equally. We anticipate a great future for it. None of the English or Scotch universities are denominational; none have now (since 1871) religious tests, except that the established church in both England and Scotland has possession of the theological faculties. English universities are self-governed, except London and Manchester, which are controlled respectively by a senate (named by the Crown) and by a board...
...students live where they please. Their conspicuous and distinctive merit lies in the great stimulative power of their teaching. In England there is, with less of this stimulus, perhaps more of finished scholarship and greater opportunities for an enjoyable social life. There are three sets of teachers in the English universities: (1) the professors, who have hitherto taken a part in the teaching more dignified than practically important, except in natural science, where they have had nearly all the work to do; (2) the tutors and lecturers, who bear the burden of practical work and give their instruction in connection...
...England in causing students to follow any lecture course or branches of liberal culture which do not count towards their examinations in the schools, or towards a fellowship. Among the practical university problems of the day are: (1) the reduction of expenses for students. The necessary cost at an English university is from $600 to $1,000 a year. (2) The creation of a more complete system of preparation for the leading professions. Something has been done towards the promotion of training for clergymen and for lawyers. Oxford and Cambridge have deficient facilities for medical training, because the towns...