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Oxford and Cambridge.- Oxford University is preparing to elect a new Professor of Poetry in the place of Sir Francis Doyle. Most of the students, it is said, would like to have Matthew Arnold.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AT OTHER COLLEGES. | 3/9/1877 | See Source »

Most truly, yours,

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BOATING. | 3/9/1877 | See Source »

Much was hoped for from the club crews in the way of bringing to notice and training a supply of oarsmen from which to select candidates for the University, and on this subject much has been written; but, strangely enough, the most vital point has been entirely neglected, viz. the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE ROOT OF THE BOATING EVIL. | 2/23/1877 | See Source »

Being, therefore, much puzzled by the constant repetition of this word, I have taken some pains to discover what the average Harvard man thinks a university is, and I find his idea of it to be pretty much as follows: Strictly voluntary attendance at all college exercises is the most...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE TRUE UNIVERSITY. | 2/23/1877 | See Source »

After three years spent in rowing, riding, and travelling, there comes an examination, which requires a week or two of preparation; and then, having taken his degree, the student leaves the classic shades with a better education than the most unremitting toil would have obtained for him here. Whether this...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE TRUE UNIVERSITY. | 2/23/1877 | See Source »