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...correspondent on the scholarship question has erred to the extent that he has misinterpreted the remarks made by us in reference to scholarships reserved for the students of divinity as intended to apply to all scholarships. What our opinions are on the general subject of scholarships is entirely foreign to the question discussed in the editorial referred to. Our intention was to inveigh against the custom of giving scholarships which are limited, to a greater or less extent, to the use of students studying for some particular profession. We selected the clerical profession, as this profession is the one generally...
...Letters of Junius. 3. Why are the Wages of Women lower than those of Men? 4. The New Tariff. 5. Is there such a thing as American Literature? 6. Journalism as a Profession. 7. Gentleman-farming. 8. A Metrical Translation of one hundred lines from any classic or foreign poet. 9. An Account of the Assassination of President Lincoln...
...Yale, Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania, there is yet room for hope that the Harvard society may be only the leader of a long line of useful organizations. If several of our leading colleges could maintain societies of this character they could act together in the importation of foreign books and in some other departments of trade, and could accomplish much more than any organization can hope to do single-handed. A moderate amount of energy and public spirit would suffice to found a strong and useful society at any of the colleges named. - [N. Y. Times...
...Young Men's Christian Association of New England Colleges has been holding its first annual conference at Yale College. Eleven colleges were represented, and the exercises were of an interesting character. College students were urged to greater activity in the cause of foreign missions...
...Senate, on Saturday, Mr. Bayard offered an amendment to the freebook bill, giving individuals the right to import books, etc., for their own use and not for sale, free of duty. Mr. Bayard explained that his object was to give poor scholars and students cheaper foreign books...