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...Cambridge is, in the main, assured, the University and the country owe a debt of gratitude to the man who started the college on its new career of progress. Dr. Hill had a mind of remarkably strong original power, and came to see early in life that the great need of modern education was some method of imparting to the pupil power and knowledge, as well as learning. When he came to preside over Harvard College he immediately instituted reforms with this end in view. He caused examination papers to be set in such a way that those who undertook...
...fairly large room has been obtained for meetings and lectures, as well as several smaller ones for classes. Since the opening fifty new members have been admitted. There are twelve courses of study now going on and more will be started soon. As the work increases in size the need of closer and more systematic supervision is felt, and to meet this need the best plan seems to be to begin a University settlement. Several college men are ready to live in the Prospect House for a few weeks at different times and to assume the personal management...
...circular has been sent to the Alumni and friends of Princeton calling attention to the need of an infirmary for sick and disabled students. The estimated cost of a suitable building...
...have shown during the past year their appreciation of the opportunities offered by Mr. Weld's generosity. It may be doubted whether or not this increased interest is going to benefit the University and class crews. Such rowing as is developed at the Harvard Rowing Club would need a good deal of remodelling before it could be worked into shape for the University crew. But this does not detract from the usefulness of the club. However important the University teams may be, it is hardly fair that they should monopolize all the interests of the college. The chief advantage...
...times of a great Reality. We have used the words Power and Reason as being truly descriptive of that Reality. We have seen that the knowledge which that power must have of the sympathetic creatures which it has made, suggests the presence of something like sympathy in it. We need not be surprised at finding something like feeling in the Eternal Force. No one knows force who thinks of it simply as producing physical motion. Plants, animals and men show us other aspects of force. We must know life, self-movement, thought and feeling in order to know force...