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...languages. The study of Modern Languages is made to engage the memory alone, and those who undertake the study tend. in consequence, to "become simple information-machines, stuffed with systems of facts that they have no chance to digest ; and they come to play mere parrot roles, learning their task-work without any stimulus to awaken their powers of observation or shape their judgment...
...optional studies, but so much time is necessary to accomplish the required work that few men avail themselves of the chance to study extras. Indeed, such hard application is necessary to meet the requirements to obtain a degree that many, even good students, have to give up the task and become special students. This is clearly demonstrated by comparing the size of the classes. At present '85 has 30 men; '86 has 60; '87 has 85, and '88 has 193. Thus special students have become a prominent feature of the Technology, numbering 211, or 36 per cent. of the whole...
...greatness escapes from attack. So Harvard has found many times and not always to its liking. The most recent attempt to cast odium on the methods pursued at this university was in the form of a long letter to the Boston Transcript. This letter took the authorities severely to task for the manner in which the Divinity School is run and its professorships filled. Fortunately for our good name the writer of this lengthy diatribe seems to be almost alone in his opinions, and his remarks have called forth an army of able defenders for the school...
Inquiries have been frequent, of late, as to the fate of the petition for the abolition of compulsory attendance at prayers, which created such a stir among the students some five weeks ago. We would say that the task of preparing this document for presentation to the authorities has been no easy one, and that much energy has been shown by the gentlemen having the matter in charge. The petition, with 900 signatures affixed, has now been handed in. What action will be taken upon is, it is impossible to predict. It is said, however, that there is, among...
...informal talk. Mr. John Morley. He said, had started to write up Gray for the English Men of Letter series, but had bequeathed his literary work to Mr. Gosse. From this beginning in the Men of Letters Series, Mr. Gosse betook himself to editing the works of Gray-a task that had never before been thoroughly undertaken. The poet's manuscripts, were widely scattered; most of them had disappeared, and were found only by extended search through the British Museum, Pembroke and Peterhouse Colleges at Cambridge, the Dicey library at South Kensington, Lord Howden's autograph collection, and various private...