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...Neither Princeton nor Harvard would have protested these players; and, so far as Princeton and Harvard were concerned. Yale was free to use her own judgment...
Professor Perry spoke of "Richard Henry Dana as a Man of Letters." "The popular impression of Richard Henry Dana is that he was a man of one book, 'Two Years Before the Mast.' Such impressions are not always infallible, and yet the offhand, instinctive judgment upon which they rest is usually right enough for all practical purposes. In Dana's case the popular verdict is not likely to be reversed. It is one of the ironies of literature that this son of a poet, inheriting so much that was finest in the old New England culture, a pupil of Emerson...
...University, I can only say that the University, I can only say that the University, not being yet in action, nor the Hotels for boarding houses in readiness which will be at their disposal, no style of dieting has been agreed on; but if I may form a judgment from the conversation we have had on the subject. I think something like the following course will meet their approbation. For breakfast: wheat or corn bread, at the choice of each particular, with butter, and milk, or Coffee-au-lait, at the choice of each. No meat. For dinner. A soup...
After Antietam followed another long series of defeats for the North. These were accounted for in part by Lincoln's bad judgment in picking his lieutenant's McClellan and Hooker demonstrated their inadequacy to the people long before the President realized it. Finally, Hooker's resignation gave Mead a chance, and with the battle of Gettysburg the North began to cheer up again. Grant also rose to power and fame though ill thought of at first through lack of success and his victories at Vicksburg and Chattannooga added glory to the Administration. Throughout the war the situation of the leaders...
That this end is attained there can now be little doubt. An invigorating criticism from both inside and outside has aided in the evolution of methods and standards as impartial as can perhaps exist in a matter where judgment must be exercised. An article by the secretary published recently in the Illustrated, and setting forth frankly the methods of election, makes this plain...