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...development of his mind; it is rather a question whether he will do it or not. The standard of admission is raised to fit a man for a higher and a more systematic mode of thought and study, and the required studies of the first year are made as general as possible, to enable one to choose the course of study which suits him best. There are very few, if any, fitting schools in which all branches are taught as well as in a university like Harvard. A man may come to college with the impression that he is fitted...
...times has shown, of late, a marked improvement in general tone and character...
...High School, published at Omaha, is a large and well-printed sheet, but entirely devoted to educational matters, and is of little interest to the general reader...
...articles discussing collegiate subjects have appeared, no purely literary pieces seem to be published. However ably a paper is conducted by the editors, it seems to us to be scarcely an exponent of the literary ability of the College, unless it is partly supported by the students in general...
...general history of the College, giving its origin and tracing its development from its foundation up to the present time, will form an introductory chapter. There will also be separate histories of each of the buildings, - telling when, by whom, or how they were founded, describing the changes they have undergone, and, in short, noticing all the interesting associations which they possess; and, moreover, there will be given biographical sketches of the persons in the work...