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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Marsh in translating a portion of the "Wasps" of Aristophanes is very courageous in his attempts to turn Greek slang of the fifth century B. C. into the modern language of the street. The translator gives us a spicy bit of reading, but it is a question whether he has not gone too far in his desire to be true to his author. We are inclined to think that there is a hint of an anachronism here, but, however that may be, we have no difficulty in understanding Aristophanes through the medium of such a translation...
...member from the faculty of each college represented, and its excellent work is apparent in the advanced standard required in the recent catalogues of New England colleges in the requirements in English literature, which are now uniform in them all. The commission is now considering the subject of modern languages, and a higher proficiency in those branches also will probably be required. This method of elevating and rendering uniform the standard of college admissions is likely to be introduced in all the States of the Union. It would not only remove the embarrassment which many of our smaller colleges feel...
...regular school work was unnecessary, and had to be made up by extra work in other studies. So far the commission has accomplished one good result, at least, by making the requirements for English literature uniform in all the fourteen colleges. The commission now contemplates raising the requirements in modern languages, and should the plan succeed, all the colleges interested would probably adopt the same standard. Similarity in entrance examinations is not only impossible but undesirable, yet a certain uniformity will undoubtedly tend to strengthen the bonds between the various colleges and facilitate greatly the preparatory work of many young...
Space will not permit accounts of later contests between Harvard and Yale. It is only fair to say, in explanation of the large scores made in some of the games, that a very lively ball was then in use, which was much more difficult to handle than the modern "dead" ball...
...Warren's "Vanitas" is an interesting and well-written, though not a very flattering story of modern summer life. Mr. Corbin contributes a poem-"The Song of the Sea Shell-a mournful but pretty little song. "A Virgin Priestess," by Mr. Batchelder, is an original but rather startling Druid sketch. "A Parable" is very brightly written. We hope the Blue Hound and the Small Young Ass will appreciate its humor as well as its sarcasm. The last prose article is "Jerry's Consolation," by Mr. Wardner, a sequel to "A Nineteenth Century Romance." It is written in the same humorous...