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...Monday last, drew out a large audience, although not so large a proportion was composed of students as would naturally be supposed. Unlike the classical translations, these readings come but once a year, and then only occupy three or four evenings at most. Were not the interest in English literature at Harvard at so low an ebb, it would indeed be a matter of surprise that any member of the University should fail at some time during his residence in Cambridge to attend one of these ever-memorable Chaucer readings...
...more fortunate: he was in, and I was ushered into his presence, feeling somewhat shaky about the knees, I must confess. He proved to be a fine-looking, gray-haired man of about sixty, I should judge, who soon set me quite at my ease by talking English to me, and very good English too. I learned from him that all I had to do was to prove myself a foreigner, which was easily accomplished by showing my passport, and that then I should have no further difficulty. He kindly gave me also some information as to the details...
WHEN the present elective system went into force, the English department enjoyed a peculiar privilege in alone continuing to have its work required after the Freshman year. It is certainly to be regretted that the instructors in this department show so little disposition to recognize and profit by this fact. It would be natural to suppose that they would have endeavored to demonstrate by their efficiency and liberality the wisdom of the Faculty in continuing to require Rhetoric, Themes, and Forensics. It is only too evident, however, that this is not the case. The action of Professor Hill, in giving...
...gratifying to note that Professor Hill is delivering lectures in English literature. We hope these lectures may be largely attended, since it can hardly be said that Harvard men at present excel in this department. But it is at least as important to obtain correct ideas of our own writers as to be proficient in Terence or Aristophanes; and a chance is offered - particularly valuable to those who take no English courses - to learn a little something about our noble English literature. And once having heard Professor Hill speak upon subjects wherein he is so competent to pronounce opinions...
...York. He again failed to lower the 1/4-mile record; but time-keepers stationed at intermediate distances announced that he broke the 300-yards record and 400-yards record; and he finished the whole distance in 48 4-5 sec., or just 1-5 of a second slower than his English record. His times for the intermediate distances were as follows...