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...tongue. For its extraordinary merits as a piece of English place it above the rank of a translation and transform it into something only less original and native to the intellectual soil than the work of Shakspere or Milton themselves. It is surprising, indeed, that it has been so seldom studied from this point of view, and the attempt at Harvard to do something of the sort is worth the highest degree of commendation. To a less extent the study of the extra Shaksperean drama and of the literary period immediately preceding the Restoration has also been strangely neglected...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New English Courses at Harvard. | 5/28/1887 | See Source »

...Glee Club. The 'Varsity Club has sung in the yard a few times this spring, and the Freshman Club but once. It seems too bad that when enjoyment can be afforded to so many by the exertion of a few, those few are willing to exert themselves so seldom...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/26/1887 | See Source »

...order to better acquaint the college with the management of the football finances, an auditing committee has been appointed to examine the reports of the treasurer. The college has seldom had a better man than the last incumbent in the management of foot-ball funds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton Letter. | 5/20/1887 | See Source »

...freshmen had a opportunity yesterday to distinguish themselves before the college, and they succeeded quite well. Freshmen nines are seldom noted for their fine work at the bat, but yesterday surpassed all previous records in that line. The score on the first page will show how safely and how hard the freshmen hit the ball. However, justice is due the team which did not play a bad game in the field, considering the many opportunities they had for handling the ball...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/19/1887 | See Source »

...accurately as to the student's position, in order to judge him. This has happened enough within the last five weeks to warrant one in enquiring into the position of the faculty towards such a student, All possible witnesses are interrogated, but, as the "Dickinsonian" says, "it is very seldom that a witness is found who will tell all that he knows." What are the faculty to do? Shall they use their judgment in default of anything else? They have done so lately, and it is safe to say they are not themselves satisfied with what they have done...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/20/1887 | See Source »

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