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...attempts have been made to furnish instruction to graduates, not so much because our Universities were unwilling or unable to do so, as because there were few young men who desired it; however, at Harvard, at any rate, the number of resident graduates is steadily increasing, for at present we have more than forty, not including, I think, those who avail themselves of our laboratories, museums, and libraries. Harvard, therefore, can well be proud of her record in past and present; but if "Hopkins" is well managed, she will have a dangerous rival in the future, and it will behoove...
...carried out, will prove of great value, not only on account of its intrinsic advantages, but also from the impetus which it will give to the advancement of higher education in America. A short account of his plan was given in the Nation of January 28, from which the present outline is taken...
...teach students who chose their electives, not because they were "soft," or because marks were high, or because there was nothing else to take, but with an earnest desire to do their work thoroughly and faithfully. Our professors have written books and essays of great value, but, under the present system, they have little leisure for this, and their enthusiasm must be almost extinguished after hearing a stupid recitation, or giving deductions for a series of "deads." Cannot some Hopkins be found to aid Harvard in completing that work which she has already so nobly begun...
...biography under his direction. In 1856, when he accepted the position of Librarian, he took pains to hand to each successive Class Secretary, a list of questions to show the students, as an assistance in writing out heir history. From this it was but a short step to the present system of blank-books and printed lists...
...have heard rumors that, Plutone volente, the authorities intend erecting a new and gorgeous gymnasium, converting the present fungus-like structure into a swimming-bath. This reminds one of The Last Days of Pompeii, and excites in the mind a dazzling vision of sybaritic splendor. But we fear that a tincture of Freshmen in Fresh Pond H2 + (?) would cause the bath to be too much after the style of the Leukerbad, on the Gemmi, to be popular with many of the students...