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Wabash College is yet young in years, but has already attained the distinction of being the finest college in the West. She has had many difficulties to overcome, but with untiring efforts and a liberal support she has outlived all embarrassments, and has well deserved the name-"Harvard of the West." This college has a great work yet to perform... With an occasional newspaper notice, this college is practically unknown beyond the circle of its alumni and students...Cannot some one suggest some means for directing the public eye upon this institution and give her a boon? If no better...
...thereby cutting off Pope's communications from his base of supplies. This took place on the 25th and 26th of August, and was a movement of wonderful brilliancy and rapidity. General Gordon spoke here in the highest terms of Gen. Jackson, as standing pre-eminent in a class at West Point-the class of 1842-which included McClellan, Reno, and A. P. Hill...
...England States, Massachusetts in particular, and so large has the percent from Boston and its environs amounted to, that the college has had the name of being a Boston college altogether. Latterly, while the New England element has remained about the same, the increase from the south and west has been noteworthy, and its influence is felt more and more each year upon the classes. Many people believe that the influence and reputation of the college accounts for this, and in a measure it does undoubtedly help, yet the cause lies deeper and may be explained by the fact that...
...Bros., London. This instrument measures either the horizontal force of the earth's magnetism or the direction in which it points on a horizontal plane. Some difficulty will be found in properly adjusting these instruments, on account of the peculiar magnetic situation of the observatory, midway between East and West Rocks, each of which exerts a magnetic influence upon the instruments, which must be calculated before the variations of the needle can be correctly observed and measured. Mr. Ely is a graduate of the class of '36, and was for several years after graduation tutor of Latin in the college...
...glad to be able to state that at present the relations between the faculty and the students were more cordial than formerly, and that the university was becoming every day more national; the number of New England students was decreasing, whilst the number of those from the south and west was increasing. In conclusion, he felt confident that their ambition that Harvard should become a national university, and not a New England one merely, would be fulfilled in the lifetime of those present. "Fair Harvard" was then sung by those assembled, Messrs. Joseph Shippen and James P. Kelley leading. Following...