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...claim to be the greatest mother of colleges in the Union; at least her brood is more numerous than any other. Kenyon, Oberlin, University of Wooster, Baldwin University, Ohio Wesleyan University, Ohio University (located amid the classic shades of "Athens"), Heidelberg College, Denison University, Wittenberg College, Antioch College - the list is truly apalling. The predominance of the title, "University," in such a list as the above is very significant. Nothing seems to satisfy the vaulting ambition of the Ohio man save a monopoly of national offices and a majority of the universities of the country. The "Ohio idea" evidently extends...
...permanent observatory fund; besides other minor matters of interest. The overseers have been agitated by the question of the restriction of "drunkenness upon the campus at commencement." Under "University Notes," Librarian Sibley's Harvard Necrology is continued, various correction and additions up to date being included in the correct list. The death of Edward Oakes, a graduate of the class of 1679, is now first recorded. The most noted name among Harvard's dead is that of Josiah Quincy, '21. The usual minute and scholarly list of accessions to the library follows, many interesting titles being included. History and geography...
...papers sold at Memorial, the Herald has the largest circulation, about sixty, including morning and evening editions, being sold each day. The Advertiser comes next, with a sale of thirty. The Journal and Transcript sell the next largest number, while the Globe and Traveller are the lowest on the list. In Cambridge the sale of Globes is smaller than that of any other Boston daily...
...again during his college course. Of those who actually play in their freshman nine, none but the better players generally try for the university in their sophomore year, and few of these who fail on the first trial have courage and perseverance enough to make a second attempt. The list of those who have thus kept on trying after the sophomore year, is, though small, a brilliant one and affords sufficient answer to those who say that if a man has and base-ball in him he will show it in his freshman year. Ernst began to play...
Last week's Congregationalist gives tables showing the number of professing Christians in various colleges. Amherst, according to this authority, leads the list, with Oberlin second and Harvard last...