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When men want a few specially fine cigars they go to HUBBARD, THE CAMBRIDGE APOTHECARY, and tell him so. He then sells them some. He also has for sale excellent banjo strings, and violin strings and bridges for those melodious instruments. He would recommend to those "Upon whose chins hath scarce appeared the uncertain prophecy of a beard," that they buy of him an Engstrom razor, or one of those made by LeCoultre. They are of the finest steel and keenest edge...
Several men have yielded to his eloquence. We should recommend that he be assisted no further...
...adjourned meeting of the board of overseers of Harvard College was held yesterday forenoon at 70 Water street, Hon. William Russell presiding. It was voted to recommend to the corporation that no honorary degree shall be conferred as a compliment to mere official positions. It was also voted to concur with the president and fellows in the following statute: Persons who are not candidates for a degree may be admitted to any of the courses of instruction in the university, provided that they satisfy the appropriate faculty of their fitness to pursue the particular courses which they elect. The several...
...board of overseers is singularly unfortunate in its committees. A few weeks ago, the continuance of compulsory prayers was recommended partially on the grounds of "expediency," and last Wednesday, a special committee on instruction in written English handed in a report quite as striking as the other. The overseers voted, from this report, that "this board, with no intention of criticising the gentlemen in charge of the English department, hereby expresses its opinion that more extended instruction should be given in written English; that to this end they recommend that the number of exercises in written English be increased...
...instruction in written English read their report by Mr. Story. It was voted "that this board, with no intention of criticising the gentlemen in charge of the English department, hereby expresses its opinion that more extended instruction should be given in written English; that to this end they recommend that the number of exercises in written English be increased, and that every effort be made to render the course of instruction in written English more systematic and progressive...