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...with ivy. The interior, although fine, is not striking; the elaborately carved screen dividing it into two parts spoiling the symmetry of the aisles, while the stained glass windows are not particularly rich, most of the original glass having been broken by the Roundheads during the parliamentary wars. The organ is an excellent instrument and the Magdalen choir is one of the best in Oxford. A stone stairway leads to the Great Hall, which is well paneled with old oak and contains some good pictures by old masters, mostly portraits.-Opposite the hall and just above the cloisters...
Since the first article on the subject of the Greek question was printed in this paper, numerous reviews of Prof. White's pamphlet have appeared in different journals throughout the country. The Popular Science Monthly, the most prominent organ of the opponents of classical culture, has devoted a very large proportion of its space to the subject, treating it however from a purely practical standpoint. These articles, of course, present the case from the most extreme "scientific" point of view and their effect is diminished by the fact that their writers have in most cases allowed their zeal...
...Mercury the organ of the College of the City of New York, says: "Among many organizations already formed at Harvard, a rifle club has been organized. Students throughout the country are beginning to take a hearty interest in rifle shooting. At the University of California such a club has proved a success. We are surprised that a limited association has not been heretofore thought of at our own college...
...chapel is a curious old place; the organ, about 300 years old, was taken from the Spanish Armada. It has beautifully carved panels worthy a careful inspection. The columns are of marble from Kilkenny. The reredos is said to be one of the finest church decorations in Europe. Here, also, there are more portraits, in short there are several of them in each of the principal rooms. The best picture extant of the foundress, Queen Elizabeth, is in the Trinity collection. Last of all there is the room of the director of the library; it is small...
...following, taken from the Nassau Lit, will be news to Harvard men :-"Harvard has a musical instructor in the person of Professor Payne. This gentleman has charge of all the musical interests of the college. He trains the glee clubs and choruses, and daily presides at the college organ-rendering a select programme of choice music...