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Again in 1898 Harvard men went to war. Fewer enlisted than in 1861, because the need was less and the duty not so plain. But those who went, in the fever camps of Chicamauga or in the battles in Cuba, did their duty with a faithfulness of which Harvard may be proud...
...held to be superior to the "Ravennas" manuscript in the character of its text and in the importance of the scholia which fill the margins of its pages. These scholia have not been readily accessible to scholars hitherto, and the publication of this facsimile will meet a long felt need. It is proposed to issue two hundred copies of the facsimile, which will probably be ready in the autumn...
...first aim of the comedian is to amuse; the audience is to be pleased. The stage is not true life, and the artist must exaggerate those parts which he may wish to emphasize. In another way, the stage differs from real life. An actor need never feel. Emotion should always be ruled by intellect. It is never necessary to experience what one acts. It is art that conveys the impression of reality to the audience, not feeling...
...Peruvian Government has offered to give Harvard the land needed for extending the University observatory at Arequipa. In addition, the instruments and equipment for the observatory will be allowed to enter the country free of duty. The President of Peru was led to this action by reading a report by Professor Pickering, showing the need of a large telescope in South America, where the dryness of the atmosphere makes it possible to do the work of a forty-inch telescope with one of twenty inches. The report also showed that the field for astronomical work in the Southern hemisphere...
...even puts some life into its editorials, by way of variety. It is interesting to note, too, that the "keg" in the Sanctum is at last emptied; one wonders how the "By the Way" column will get along in the future without it. As to the drawings, nothing need be said except in commendation. They are either amusing or very cleverly executed, and are well supported by the accompanying jokes...