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...neat book of nearly one hundred pages has just been published by Moses King, 400 Harvard street. Its title is "History and Catalogue of the Cambridge High School." The early history is by Elbridge Smith, former head-master, and the later history and catalogue is by William F. Bradbury, the present head-master. The contents are as follows...
...freshmen, 99. Of these 256 were from Massachusetts, 27 from New York, the rest scattering. James Walker at this time was president of the university, and among the overseers appear the names of Samuel Hoar and Emory Washburn. Professors Parsons and Washburn then had charge of the Law School. Among the professors of the present day whose names appear in this catalogue are O. W. Holmes, Asa Gray, J. R. Lowell, and Professors Bowen, Lovering, Child, Torrey, Eustis, Sophocles, Lane and Cooke. Mr. Sibley was then librarian, with Ezra Abbott as assistant. Louis Agassiz was professor of zoology...
Whiting, Nagle and Paine, '82, have recently entered the Law School...
...succeeded Dr. Woolsey as president of the college. With the exception of his "Books and Reading" and his "American Colleges" and "The American Public," nearly all of Dr. Porter's books are upon metaphysical themes. But the work which has made his name familiar to every school-boy is his revision of Wesbter's dictionary, of which he has been for many years the principal editor. He has also been a not infrequent contributor to the reviews. President Porter stands, by general consent, in the front rank of American metaphysicians; and his sermons, like his other productions, are marked...
Steamer Mt. Lebanonian, from Baltimore to Havre, had her propeller carried away by a school of whales on the 26th...