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...individual matter; the other depends upon personal choice of a life specialty. A chief purpose of the general or college education is to afford that comprehensive view of the world of knowledge and activities which shall enable the student to make intelligent choice of the special field to which his tastes lead him and for which his personal qualities fit him. But what this general education should be, he has not the means to decide. Others must determine that for him, and these others must be those already acquainted with the wide field of general knowledge-educated educators. From this...
...interesting piece of work has been begun at the botanic garden. A field of about three fourths of an acre, in extent, situated just north of Dr. Gray's house not heretofore brought into cultivation as a part of the garden is being transformed into a miniature country of mountain, marsh, and plain, wherein, with the coming of spring, will be represented by growing plants the flora of northeastern America. Little effort will be made to imitate the beauties of nature in waterfalls, grottoes, etc, for such efforts are held to meet with little appreciation in this country
...certain Mr. Billings has recently written an open letter to the President and fellows of Harvard College through the columns of the Turf, Field and Farm, in which he attacks the Harvard Veterinary School in a very vigorous and somewhat excited manner. The gentleman that wrote it assures his readers that "he is not a 'sore head' " but that he looks upon the "subscription plan" by which the school is carried on as "a disgrace to Harvard College and as bound to exert a most baneful influence, by its example, on the future of American veterinary medicine." This subscription plan...
...than forty in the South have spent a season here, and even now, with the multiplication of State universities and privately endowed colleges in the South Atlantic and Gulf States, its prestige keeps it at the head. In 1861, its 700 students went almost in a body to the field. during the war a handful of professors maintained the outward show of instruction, joining the army in some instances for the summer vacation. The spacious buildings were a hospital for the Confederate soldiers, kept choked by the costly battles fought near by. When the war was done, the wearied people...
...work hard to put on record another victory for the crimson. Our base-ball interests are likewise beginning to brighten, the faculty having, if correctly reported, acted most honorably and sensibly in regard to the game. We only desire those who represent us this year in the base-ball field to do their utmost to improve this opportunity, and by their actions to show that the so called "evils of professionalism" are more than counter balanced by the advantage to be gained by profiting by the experience of professionals. As to retaining the intercollegiate cup this year...