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...York Times thinks that our Williams correspondent was rather hasty in giving his opinions of Dr. Chadbourne. It says, "When the HERALD'S correspondent cools off he will probably be more just...
...February, 1882. That news is very scarce at this period of the college year in Hanover, no one, who has inhabited the place for a winter, can reasonably doubt. In fact, although Hanover is a splendid place in summer, we shall have to admit that in winter it is rather tame, to say the least. The snow has been at work for the last week, taking its day off and on, regularly, so that, by this time, the place has begun to exhibit its usual winter aspect, thus fulfilling the prophecy of the "oldest inhabitant" that Hanover never gets left...
...nine has not gone into training yet, and it makes some of the students rather anxious for its welfare, although it is a subject of discussion whether a nine, outside of its pitchers and catchers, is benefitted any by winter work. We understand that Corcoran and Derby have been corresponded with about training the men, but as yet no answer has been received from them. There is some talk about fixing up the old ball ground on the campus, by taking off the turf and loam, and filling in with hard gravel on the infield; but, in as much...
Hitherto it has been the general custom in the East to regard Western colleges with undisguised ridicule and contempt. They have been looked upon as laughable imitations, or, rather, travesties of the old established institutions of the East. It is true that many of these colleges have brought about this sentiment by the foolish ostentation with which they announced themselves "universities;" but notwithstanding this, it is an error to think that these provincial colleges are useless, yes, pernicious affairs, doing more evil than good. It is said that there ought to be two or three good universities in the country...
...profitless they are, and how far from serving as representative passages of literature, in knowing which there is some advantage. A man who wishes to be familiar with French literature does not load his mind with the committing to memory of such fragmentary and desultory things. He would rather choose a varied selection of passages from the best authors, as we commit Shakspeare and our best poets...