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...recent work upon "The Myths of the Odyssey," by an Englishwoman, Miss Harrison, is meeting with a great success in England. "We are indebted to Miss Harrison for laying down the lines upon which the Greek myths can be studied," says the Academy; and the Athenoeum declares that "it is only just to say that we are not acquainted with any book produced by any man at either university which does so much for the popular knowledge of ancient art as this work by a student from one of the Cambridge colleges for women." The author of this book...
...Harvard the game has been steadily growing in favor, and the university team has well vindicated its claim to popular regard by its uniform success throughout its entire career. The organization of a freshman team assures the university organization a constant supply of trained material and gives it good assurance of permanent strength...
...placed on a surer foundation and a margin is afforded through which the sphere of usefulness of the society may be extended. At present the membership is thirteen, but it will probably increase gradually as the needs of the students lead them to join, and after the unqualified success of the first year it is to be expected that the membership will soon be larger than ever. We would, however, advise all to join at once. Those who put off joining until they have very decided need of the use of the society may meanwhile incur in small things some...
...Bicycle Club dinner which took place last evening was a decided success. More members of the club were present than upon any such former occasion, there being thirty-six in all which included a few non-members. Speeches were made by representatives from the different athletic organizations who were present, and many enjoyable songs were sung, especially by Mr. Dorr and Mr. Lowell. Mr. T. J. Coolidge made a pleasing success in the position of toastmaster, and Mr. Dorr also added greatly to the success of the evening as chorister. It was shown that the interest in bicycling is reviving...
...fountains of intellectual life. His use of these fountains must depend on himself. If, beside opportunity, the college can furnish also the inspiration which shall make opportunity precious and fruitful, its work is accomplished. The college that fulfils these two conditions - opportunity and inspiration - will be a success, will draw to itself the frequency of youth, the patronage of wealth, the consensus of all the good. Nothing is so fatal to inspiration as excessive legislation. It creates two parties, the governors and the governed, with efforts mutually opposed; the governors seeking to establish an artificial order, the governed bent...