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...DEAR MAGENTA, - I am constrained, by an article which appeared in a late number of the Advocate, to make confession of a creed which I hold with others. I make no attempt to reply to that article, because the writer, against whom it was particularly directed, has already answered it; and, indeed, the statement might seem to contain fit replies in themselves. My purpose is only to confess myself a believer in sentiment, and to give a few reasons for clinging to something which has at least the approval of some former times, and which, I had thought, was beginning...
...Scientific School, and presented us with a new one. The new stand will hold thirty leaves, each leaf half as large again as the old ones. It will thus be able to contain the larger engravings, which will not require to be sewed in. Though the whole number of leaves will not be mounted immediately, the engravings will probably be changed once a month...
...city. The privilege we are next year to enjoy is but a trivial one, - no great advantage at best, - and liable to be abused to our serious hurt; while we think few students will not sooner or later agree with us that the prospective and consequent increase in the number of examinations will be more of a nuisance than the compulsory attendance upon recitations, and afford them little reason for self-felicitation. If any one is to be benefited by this change, it is the instructors, who will be impelled to make their exercises more interesting, instructive, and necessary than...
...contributors have a much less cultivated class of readers to address; as a general rule but few of the humorous writings of the daily papers are pleasing to the more cultivated classes of society. It is true such writing pleases the majority of people, but in college the greater number of the students make some pretension to culture, while outside it is the cultured who are in the minority. A humorous article to be worthy of the name must be well carried out, and unless those who attempt to write them have considerable experience they cannot expect to succeed. Doubtless...
...growth, society-rooms, - provided the consent of the societies can be obtained, - and other objects of interest to the graduate or undergraduate. In addition to these there will be heliotypes of a few of the former Presidents, and of all the Professors at present in the University, making the number of illustrations about one hundred and twenty, varying two or three more or less. Accompanying the heliotypes of the Professors, which are to be of cabinet size, will be their autographs...