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...come forward for our degrees, so long as we get those valuable pieces of parchment. We would suggest, however, that it would add much to the impressiveness of the occasion to have the pronunciation used a little more in accordance with that taught in the university, for the sake of consistency at least...
...joined the society, except those who were already total abstainers. These unhappy conditions continue to such an extent, that, I think, a man who sees no harm to himself in a glass of wine or a mug of beer, should sacrifice his own pleasure for the sake of influencing by his example those who are, perhaps, sacrificing their chances for even respectable success in life. But this cannot be expected from more than a very few men, as each student thinks his own influence would be of little consequence, while such a course would bring himself much discomfort...
...special branches must look for instruction. At present the demand for this instruction is but slight, but that it is increasing is shown by the growth of our departments of Sanskrit and Semitic languages. A university should maintain a number of chairs, which bring no direct returns, for the sake of its reputation. We feel sure that the experiment of offering instruction in Chinese, for instance, will in the end result to Harvard's advantage. It is for the sake of this indirect advantage, but seldom a pecuniary one, however, that we urge the continuance of much of the special...
...sixth resolution, that no game shall take place except upon the home ground of one or other of the competing colleges, is designed to break up the practice of playing match games in large cities, and drawing crowds for the sake of gate money. But are not crowds drawn to Yale and Harvard for gate money? And what are we to say of Columbia, whose consent to these resolutions is asked, which is situated in a large city, and which has no home grounds...
...amount of elective work required for the degree of A. B. at Harvard is twelve courses. It is necessary for the sake of justice that these represent a definite amount of knowledge. If the courses are not equivalent the one to another, one student who has passed in twelve easy courses may be less deserving of the degree than another who has passed in eleven course, but difficult ones...