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...underrate the invaluable aid to young men of proper social relations during collegiate life. We thus account for the evolution of the anomalous "grind," whose ideas self-centred, soon warp him into a something, an aliquid, repulsive to himself and repellant to the community. We understand that much personal experience from various sources has entered into "the makeup" of this paper, it certainly will touch personally more than a few of those who read it. We thank Mr. Wendell for what he has done, feeling that it is far too rarely the case that any disputed matter is treated publicly...
...much care and money have been expended, to provide additional quarters for the accommodation of the increasing number of students, and the natural demands for expansion in the specialties of each department. At the present moment an additional section of the museum would barely meet our requirements." We understand that work will commence on this another season. Nor is the interest wholly confined to the: students. Most of the exhibition rooms have been thown open to the public, the number of visitors has greatly increased, so that it has become necessary to begin the erection of a large portico-front...
...mighty Hymn of Life," and if rightly understood, they may indeed open some of the meetings he speaks of to many who have not before understood them. Yet he can hardly be clearer than Emerson. He endeavors to emphasize, by means of more prolix English, that Emerson had us understand that in each man, and in himself alone, rests the influence that guides him; that each day is "the judgment day"; that in each one of us is Heaven and Hell, not in some distant and far off mysterious land. Such writings, as long as there is room for improvement...
...night promises to be one of the most interesting held for some time. The disputants have long been well known as speakers of pronounced ability and will undoubtedly treat the subject under discussion in a manner which cannot fail to interest all who may attend the meeting. We understand that additional interest is lent to the debate from the fact that three of the speakers are ex-presidents of the Union while the fourth now holds that office. We fear that too little attention is given to public debate while in college by those who propose to pursue a public...
...scholarship. The present writer does not hesitate to pronounce the translation of the Georgias in the present volume to be fully equal in scholarly rendering to its predecessors. It will, we venture to predict, be no less welcome to Harvard students of Plato, than to many who desire to understand Plato's philosophy, but have not acquired Plato's language. To all such readers we heartily recommend this volume as most trustworthy and satisfactory...