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...popularity of the course formerly conducted by Professor James would prove this, if proof were needed; but, when we consider the number of students whose special pursuits are connected with this study, and the still larger number who have a general interest in the subject, we need not search further for evidence that the course is desirable. As an aid to the intelligent appreciation of art and the more thorough knowledge of athletic development, the study of anatomy is of no little service; and even to those who have no special artistic or athletic bent, ignorance of the constitution...
There sallied forth in search of merriment...
...Note, too, that the burden or refrain should always be retained. To conclude, the enterprise calls for painstaking inquiry on the part of those who have at heart the interests of our folk-lore, and it is to be hoped that many persons will be found to prosecute the search, and that their efforts may be crowned with success. To those of our readers without the College, it is only necessary to add that these ballads, if obtained, should be forwarded to Professor FRANCIS J. CHILD, Cambridge, Mass. And any information that may be forthcoming about the origin or history...
...Miss Rosalie Rosehorn, 323 Ham Street." I was disappointed at first, but after reflecting that Ham Street was situated in the English quarter of the city, the inhabitants of which, although descended from English workingmen, formed what they called the ancient aristocracy (?), I decided not to give up the search. I pondered several days over how I should try to meet her again, and at last decided to call at her house. So, one afternoon, putting on silk hat, frock coat, gaiters, &c., I sallied in town, looking as la-da-da and mashful as possible. Arriving at the house...
...slight change pacify all opposition? Because it left the tacit understanding - to which some of the officers gave even loud expression - that the "slight" change will have the practical effect of shutting out Liberal Christians. Does any sane man suppose that, before signing the constitution, a new member would search out with a pair of magnifying glasses its "fair" meaning? The constitution does not yet say that Liberal Christians may be admitted, and I assert that it does not yet dare to say so. This it is that places the Brethren in such an awkward position. A "Unitarian minister," indeed...