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THERE is a proposition at present before the Faculty which, harmless as it seems, will be attended by serious consequences, if it is carried out. It is proposed that one of the assistant professors in German take, during the next year, for one hour a week, the entire Freshman class under his charge, the class being divided for this purpose into only six sections, whereas heretofore it was divided into eight. The argument is made that the professors of Latin and Greek have tried a similar experiment, and have found it successful. As the German department has at present...
...case of Latin and Greek is not analogous to that of German. For while these departments are units, and the most desirable harmony exists between the different instructors, in the German department this is far from being the case. Here there are almost as many factions, and hence systems, as there are instructors. It matters little what the cause is of this lamentable state of affairs. For the present discussion it is sufficient merely to record this melancholy fact...
...foul German linen...
...Unclean German linen...
...Corporation to endeavor to secure the services of Dr. Sievers; but judging from the facts so far made known, we think there is reason for congratulating the University for the refusal of the Doctor to come to America. Dr. Sievers is one of the highest authorities in Europe on German philology; and if Harvard had needed nothing but a professor in German philology, no one would have regretted more the failure of securing such a strong scholar than the Crimson. But it seems the Corporation, in its anxiety to get high authorities in their proper departments for our University...