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INSTRUCTOR IN HISTORY. The prefect was at first a general, and afterwards exercised his office in a general sort of way. Now, Mr. - , can you tell me what were the duties of the prefect...
...Homer not only divided his great work into twenty-four books, but, according to the opinion of some very sagacious; critics, hawked them all separately, delivering only one book at a time (probably by subscription). He was the first inventor of that art, which hath lain so long dormant, of publishing by numbers, - an art now brought to such perfection that even dictionaries are divided and exhibited piecemeal to the public; nay, one bookseller hath (to encourage learning and ease the public) contrived to give them a dictionary in this divided manner for only fifteen shillings more than it would...
...tender youth's first calls...
...Dean of the Law School shows that in 1872, the first year in which an examination on the studies of the first year was required of candidates for a degree, nineteen passed, while in 1875 almost three times that number were successful. The total amount of the funds of the University, August 31, 1875, was $3,139,217.99 showing a total increase during the year...
...reports of the Secretary of the class, the Captains of the foot-ball eleven and base ball nine, and the Secretary of the crew, were first read and accepted, after which remarks were made by the Captain of the crew, and Mr. Weld, '76, urging the great need of additional and liberal subscriptions to both the Freshman and University crews, and also proposing that a committee of five be appointed to manage the interests of the Freshman crew. Messrs. Welles, Mulligan, Van Rensselaer, Wright, and Crocker were appointed...