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...Benjamin Nicholas Martin, Professor of Logic and Intellectual and Moral Philosophy in the University of the city of New York, died recently at his home in this city. He was very popular with the students, and worked hard for the interests of the University. He was the author of many theological essays and of several books...
...England was the undisputed leader in American education. The system of training was fixed by the leading colleges and academies and was everywhere of the same type. The college curriculum centered on the classics and the mathematics, with marked attention to that type of mental and moral philosophy most in favor with the clerical class. Science was taught chiefly from text-books, with history, modern languages, and English literian in a rapidly diminishing scale. These institutions were all under the influence of the different religious denominations, and their presidents adn professors were largely drawn from the clergy. The higher education...
...best that he ever had." Another peculiarity, at least to Americans, is the supreme control a man's tutor had over him. He bought his clothes, gave him his very scanty allowance of pocket money, and attended to all his financial transactions, as well as to his moral training. Life at a university was exceedingly cheap. We instance a nobleman's son whose yearly allowance was forty pounds, this being expected to cover everything. There was indeed little chance to spend money, for the statutes of the college even went so far as to expressly forbid such extravagance as hunting...
Thirdly, that a professional is demoralizing to the men's moral character Considering that the faculty pay no attention to the morals of the students and plan no restraint of any sort upon them this reason seems ludicrous...
...Total Abstinence League is to be congratulated on the success attending its meeting yesterday afternoon in Sever11. A large number of students were present and the generous applause bestowed on the speakers showed conclusively the deep interest taken in the proceedings. The moral and physical evils of intemperance were clearly and effectively stated by Ex-Gov. St. John of Kansas, Col. Bain of Kentucky and Hon. John B. Finch of Nebraska...