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...From 1862 to 1866 he was an assistant professor of English studies at the U. S. Naval Academy. In 1867 - 68 he was an instructor in rhetoric at Brown University. He went to Europe in 1866, with the design of fitting himself for the work of giving instruction in Modern Languages; and afterwards went again for the same purpose. After his return from Europe he was appointed Professor of Modern Languages at the University of Knoxville, Tennessee. He entered upon his duties as Tutor in German in this College last October; and those who knew him well believed that...
...with the writings of the best authors in each language. The Greek and Shakspere readings, which have already proved so successful, will be continued, with the addition of the Iliad and the Canterbury Tales. Selections will also be read from Greek and Latin poetry and prose, and from the modern languages; and Professor Paine will continue his illustrations on the piano of the compositions of the great musicians...
...additional burden on our instructors; but, judging from the interest that has been already shown, they will find their kind efforts properly appreciated, for there are many students who are glad to make use of so favorable an opportunity to gain a wider knowledge of ancient and modern literature and of music. The courses in the foreign languages will also be useful, from the practice that they will give in following the text without being obliged to think of the separate meaning of each word; and only such philological, historical, and grammatical comments as are absolutely essential will be made...
...more courses in Art. The History of Art will probably be continued in a higher course under Mr. Norton, and a second and higher course in the principles of Drawing will be established. What is now Art I. will continue to devote an hour a week to Ruskin's "Modern Painters" and four hours to drawing, while the higher course will take up as text-books other works of Ruskin, probably Sir Joshua Reynolds's "Discourses," and possibly the "Treatise on Art," by Leonardo da Vinci...
...attend the next lectures in my favorite elective! But "put not your trust in professors." What is this that I hear? Do my ears deceive me? Alas, no! The note-book has it in black and white. "A few etchings of Rembrandt are good, but none of the modern etchings; and the magazine edited by Mr. Hamerton (alas! my own cherished Portfolio) is the refuge of ignorance and bungling...