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...friends, will repeat, on next Tuesday evening, the comic opera entitled "The Doctor of Alcantara." In the first rendering of this opera the amateur company are entitled to commendation for a performance of more than average merit. The Tenor sang with especial feeling and spirit, and altogether, his was open to less unfavorable criticism than any other performance of the evening. Miss M. K. Shackford, in the delivery of her principal arias, was admirable both in tone and style. The chorus showed excellent training, and deserves a passing compliment...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brevities. | 4/10/1874 | See Source »

...diligent as well as the idle, would be vastly pleased, and that the quality of the work done would be greatly improved. With such help as this given to all the classes, we could ask for nothing more but object and opportunity. The columns of our two papers are open to our essays at writing, and without denying their excellence, we may say that they would be very much better if they could command, as they would like, a stronger literary support; but for practice in speaking hardly a chance is found, even in our societies, of which...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE LITERARY CONTEST. | 4/10/1874 | See Source »

...also schools founded and governed by individuals, either secular or under church influence; so that in a certain sense it cannot be denied that liberty of instruction exists in France. Any individual of good record who has attained a certain rank at the University can obtain permission to open a school and obtain pupils. But, on the other hand, this liberty is fettered to such a degree that it can hardly be said to exist...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SECONDARY INSTRUCTION IN FRANCE. | 3/27/1874 | See Source »

...morn to pale, the gates to be open flung...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE THREE GRAY SISTERS. | 3/13/1874 | See Source »

...were much surprised to learn that an impression has spread to some extent among graduates that the columns of the Magenta are not open to them. This we understand has been inferred from the style of our heading, which says that the paper "is published by the students of. Harvard College." Now, publishing a paper is a far different thing from contributing to it, and this wording was never meant to preclude contributions on pertinent subjects from outsiders, particularly from graduates of the College...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/13/1874 | See Source »