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...Dwight begins by remarking upon the American love for novelty; draws a striking and original comparison between ourselves and the ancient Athenians; touches slightly but exhaustively on the development of Christian civilization, and then in a light and easy transition passes to intercollegiate regattas and Saratoga. We deeply regret it, but Mr. Dwight's graphic description of the race leads us to the reluctant conclusion that he had been there himself. He then gives a truthful description of the homeward progress of the victorious crew, referring but slightly to the esoteric or Yalensian interpretation of the Cornell slogan. After...
...entirely; this, we understand, being done by order of the College. Perhaps the authorities consider that we have had a sufficient number of baths this year, or that the warmth of the season enables us to wash with cold water; but it really does not strike us in that light. We would warmly, if we could, advise the College to take into its own hands the care of these bath-rooms, especially since they are the only ones we have; the same man might be employed, at a certain sum, to keep the hot water running without intermission during...
...with us, entirely to prose. We have had here, in the past ten years, many men who have given evidence of ability to write very good poetry, but we have not yet found one who possessed both the means and the disposing frame of mind to encourage the rising lights in the poetic firmament. At Oxford the prize poem is something which is struggled for, and the successful man is justly admired. That such a prize has been awarded yearly, for many generations, accounts, in some degree certainly, for the rank which the poets of England have taken...
...more than a hasty grind for an examination, and we suppose that to be the reason which has induced the Faculty to discontinue the study. But, however hasty the reading of the text-books has been, certain fundamental truths have dawned upon minds which otherwise would have lacked their light. Little is gained from the recitations which the men have to attend if they fail to pass the original examination, while, as our contributor says, "dawdling over the book, bit by bit, for six or seven weeks, is a trial sufficient to cool the ardor of the most enthusiastic scholar...
...light of Laura's eyes...