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...perfect attendance at lectures has been tried and has been found wanting-let the obslete theory rest in its grave. The present method seems ta satisfy the parties most interested in its success-why not leave it alone? The further recommendation of "making attendance at daily prayers, or at roll call, for those who do not wish to attend prayers, compulsory," is a relic of the illiberal spirit which was already on the wane twenty years ago; a spirit which it would ill become a university like Harvard to adopt...
...overseers voted to request the committee on government "to consider and report promptly to the board upon the advisability of making attendance at daily prayers, or at roll-call, for those who do not wish to attend prayers, compulsory; also upon the advisability of making attendance upon recitations and lectures compulsory, and to report whether in their opinion any further action is necessary in regard to the general rules affecting discipline and studies in the university; and it was also voted to request the dean of the faculty to aid them with reports of attendance at college exercises...
...added to last year's list, the most important of which are those of the Latin, Greek, English and French departments. An extensive physical laboratory was built during the summer for the higher classes in physics. The names of two new instructors have been added to last year's roll-Mr. J. R. Wheeler in the Greek department, and Mr. F. C. Huntington in Political Economy...
...room in town. Both of the literary societies are in a flourishing condition and will probably before long erect new halls. The Philadelphian Society, the religious organization of the college, held its annual reception to the entering students recently, and added nearly an hundred new men to its roll...
...statue represents Longfellow sitting in a chair, one hand resting on the back of it, and the other holding a roll of manuscript. The work is admirably done and is Mr. Simmon's best production...