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...most remarkable indifference in regard to debating societies. May be that the oratorical spirit of our age is declining, but we suspect that the belief is gaining ground that extempore speaking can be acquired without much training. It should be remembered that seven years' practice in New England school-houses gave skill to Wendell Phillips, and one of the finest characteristics of Burke's writing comes from life-long habit of extemporaneous speaking. We suggest that those who are now making up their elective for next year consider the Harvard Union debates as among the electives. Would not one evening...
General George B. McClellan and Dr. W. C. Prime have been appointed by the Princeton College trustees the first directors of the proposed school of fine arts at that institution. They will draw up a plan of the new department, which is expected to stand with the academic and scientific departments...
...recent attempt to secure a foothold for the admission of women to the Harvard Medical School seems to have provoked little interest among the students of the university at large-a fact that is undoubtedly due to the feeling on the part of the college that the possibility of the successful termination of such an attempt is very remote, and that an attempt to secure their admission into the college proper would be still more unavailing. This confidence is undoubtedly well grounded. The rigid conservatism of the government of Harvard University has been so repeatedly proved that the danger...
...following seniors have been selected to read commencement parts : Burton, Copeland, Fuller, Kittredge, Mayberry, Sewall; Dakin (Latin salutatory); Hodgkins (Law School...
...election of officers for the reading room of the Law School, Buffum was elected president, Steiner treasurer, and Hughes and Kenneson directors for the second year. There was no choice for director from first year...