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...that the success of the Prospect Progressive Union has become assured the committee desires to bring before the University another phase which the work ought to take. The fundamental idea has been from the first that of a true university settlement. With eight or ten college men occupying rooms in the Prospect House the undertaking must gain greatly in influence and permanence. The rooms are large and pleasant, lighted by electricity and heated by steam. The rental compares favorably with that of the cheaper rooms in the college dormitories and the rooms may be occupied by two students. The Prospect...
...Monday in the Surrogate's Court the contest of the will of the late Daniel B. Fayerweather was declared at an end, though the terms of the settlement have not been made public. It is impossible to predict definitely how much Harvard will receive. Conservative estimates place the value of the estimates place the value of the entire estate at between $5,000,000 and $6,000,000. On this basis the residue will amount to about $3,000,000. Out of this, after the provisions of the will in regard to educational institutions and hospitals are carried out, there...
...vicious modes of life after leaving the mission school? Not often, but sometimes. Can not any one cite examples of college friends who have had every advantage of education and surroundings, and yet have gone to the bad? And should one expect better things of the Indian? Can a settlement of Indians be very vicious where it is perfectly safe for a single woman to live alone and teach, far away from white friends or acquaintances...
...Greek stage from the evidence furnished in the plays of Aristophanes, by Professor John Williams White, will appear, which will doubtless attract a general interest not only among authorities on Greek antiquities and trained scholars but also among those who have read Greek drama as literature only. For the settlement of the, question as to whether the principals in a Greek play acted on a long, narrow ledge, the Vetruvian stage, ten feet above the great circles of the orchestra where the chorus were grouped, or whether actors as well as chorus performed in the orchestra, is of great importance...
...scholarly and scientific methods employed throughout the essay permit of little doubt but that a Harvard man will shortly be recognized as having greatly aided in the settlement of this important and much disputed question...