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...next meeting of the Harvard Union will be on Thursday, Jan. 6, 1881. Debate on, Resolved, That the British Government should re-establish its authority in Ireland before legislating on the land question. Affirmative, Messrs. Hoar, '82, and Maude, '81; negative, Messrs. Jameson, '81, and Putnam...
...would care enough for a minor race to remain there several days, or even one night, to see it. It has already been declared by those who have arranged several races that to have two races in one day would be very undesirable, if not impossible, so that "to establish the custom of an annual Freshman race, to be rowed at New London at the time of the 'Varsity," as suggested by the Advocate, would not be possible...
THOSE who have read the last annual report of the President will remember the recommendation contained there of establishing a system of promotion for instructors: a Tutor to be raised, after a certain time, to the rank of Assistant Professor; an Assistant Professor to the rank of Professor. The recommendation met with the approval of all friends of education. Only recently there was a chance of carrying out the President's plan. But carried out it was not. By some good fortune Harvard was enabled to establish a chair in Sanskrit, - a subject for the tuition of which little financial...
...have not intended to find fault with the Faculty as the cause of these evils. We cannot expect the present small corps of English instructors to do further duty. But we can expect that an earnest appeal shall be made for sufficient funds to establish new professorships, or procure new assistants, in this important branch of study. But while the present overcrowding of both instructors and students continues, it will be difficult to induce men of high reputation to come here, men worthy of sitting in company with the many truly famous professors whose names appear upon our catalogue...
...first place, the number of men who have plenty of money during the years which follow their graduation is comparatively small. The great majority need all the money which they can get to enable them to pursue their professional studies and to establish themselves in the world. It seems rather too much to ask such men to begin being benefactors to the College immediately after they graduate, and to tax themselves a certain amount annually for ten years to aid in its support. To be sure, it is easier to pay five dollars a year for ten years than...