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...view, but against the special system, with which he was familiar as an assistant master at Harrow from 1855 to (I think) 1871, chiefly under the mastership of Dr. Vaughan. That system, though much improved by Dr. Vaughan, still preserved and preserves the old traditions and arrangements of the school which made a very full and finished classical education the one great object, to which all other branches were made subordinate. As a natural result, Harrow has for long sent out a very large number of men, who have won Classical Scholarships and other high class honors in the Universities...
...given as 972, showing a gain of more than forty over last year; the whole number in the university is 1522, a gain of nearly a hundred over last year. This shows a most gratifying increase and is indicative of the rapid progress that Harvard is making. The new School of Veterinary Medicine has now become an actual member of the university and for the first time a list of its students is given. It appears also that the old Lee Prizes for reading are no longer to be offered for the future. A new feature is the introduction...
...freshman class in the school of Veterinary Science at Harvard numbers nine students at present...
...field sports after the example of the Yale authorities. Though the salary will probably not be over a thousand dollars it will not be expected that the director occupy his whole time in the duties of his office but that he will be chosen from either the Law School or the Medical School...
...glad to hear of the success of the new Veterinary Department of our university. The first year has proved more successful than even the projectors of the scheme hoped. With increasing years the usefulness of this school will undoubtedly become more apparent, until finally such an one will be generally recognized as an important branch of every university which attempts to give a broad and liberal education...