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...doubted, too, whether the Board of Overseers would not be wonderfully and beneficially stimulated by the infusion of new blood, even though it has not been purified by very many generations of college training. Old ideas are not always the best; and when they are best they often need fresh energy to arouse them to their best expression. Besides Harvard has a duty to the country outside of New England. The argument for restricting the choice of Overseers to New England is largely a selfish one, and a great university has no right to be selfish. In the West...
...editorial in the current number of the Advocate calling attention to the need of conversational German courses is timely. It is strange that there should be any necessity for such an editorial. The need ought to have been recognized long ago by the German department and provided for. It is hard to understand how the German department of a great university can assume to teach the language without such courses. It is conversational courses which give practical value to instruction in the modern languages. The only way for the student to get into the real spirit of a modern language...
...public meeting was held in Sanders Theatre last evening. The subject announced for discussion was "The Condition of the Indians under existing laws and the need of further legislation." Rev. Edward H. Abbott of Cambridge was chairman of the meeting, and he said there were two great forces necessary to meet and overcome the Indian troubles; the first is the law - representing Justice, and the second is the gospel - representing Truth. For that reason gentlemen who stood for each of these forces had been asked to speak. He then introduced Professor James B. Thayer of the Harvard Law School...
Subject - "The condition of the Indians under existing laws and the need of further legislation...
...meeting in Sanders Theatre tomorrow night at 7.45. The President of the Cambridge branch of the Indian Rights Association will preside. Dr. Austin Abbott, Dean of the New York Law School and Professor J, B. Thayer will speak on the condition of the Indians under existing laws, and the need of further legislation. All members of the University and others interested are invited...