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...graduate of Harvard, or, in fact any other college, should always feel compelled to go elsewhere for purposes of study after he has obtained his bachelor's degree. Of course we can understand the advantages of going abroad, where the elements of travel and living in a foreign land are often a great inducement to men. But there certainly is no reason for men to leave Harvard and go to Johns Hopkins. Harvard has as complete a graduate course as any college in the country. Here are gathered together men who have become famous all over the world in their...
...Foreign education seems to be growing in disfavor among Americans, if we are to judge from the tone among American papers. - [Index...
...stay abroad, which seems a part of the life of every rising philologist, and furnish sufficient inducements for more of our graduates to continue their special studies here. Naturally enough, until the call is more urgent, there will be little need of all the multiplied branches of a foreign university; but every one feels encouraged to believe that, when the time comes, the demand will be readily answered. We will emphasize but lightly the rich stores of our library and its complete collections of the editions and commentaries of all authors, as well as all works which afford collateral reading...
Hitherto much annoyance and excessive charges have arisen when students were required to obtain foreign books. Hereafter students who patronize King's book-store will probably find a revolution in this particular, for Mr. King will endeavor to give the very lowest terms possible, and by importing his books directly from the European publishers he will be able to get desired books at the earliest moment and at the smallest cost. He has on hand at all times the catalogues of various publishers of Europe and America, so as to be able to give to callers or buyers a definite...
Hitherto much annoyance and excessive charges have arisen when students were required to obtain foreign books. Hereafter students who patronize King's book-store will probably find a revolution in this particular, for Mr. King will endeavor to give the very lowest terms possible, and by importing his books directly from the European publishers he will be able to get desired books at the earliest moment and at the smallest cost. Next autumn he will have on hand at all times the catalogues of the various publishers of Europe and America, so as to be able to give to callers...