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...must live, and live too every moment, either in the body or the mind. and so to escape the lower parts of his nature he must live strongly. He must not try to suppress any of his energy that is leading to sin. but to turn its course, and transform it into virtue. This way any one can rise above himself and become a man, no matter how low be may have fallen. The ideal of the perfect man-the picture of Christ.-the thought of mother. father. or a loved one. all in some way reflection of Christ...
...poor and inadequate piece of work. That question it is not worth while here to discuss; but it still bids fair to remain among the imperishable classics of our 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...
...meeting of the Board of Trustees of Princeton College last Thursday, it was decided to transform the college into a university. Hereafter degrees will be conferred in accordance with certain prescribed rules, instead of in the promiscuous manner in which they have been given in the past...
...Japanese ivy bids fair to transform completely the appearance of the streets in our northern cities, and it will be a pity if our college buildings do not share this transformation. We have a little ivy here and there. And no one who has observed what a change this little makes in the dingy, dusty, dreariness of the older buildings, can help regretting that the college has not taken the trouble during past years to set out more vines. The autumn coloring of these ivy leaves during the past few weeks has been most beautiful. And when we think...
...medical college building presented to the University of Vermont by Mr. John P. Howard was dedicated to its uses on Thursday, the address being delivered by the Hon. Henry Ballard. Mr. Howard is absent in California. He will transform the old medical college building into a gymnasium for the use of the students at the university...