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...their form. Henceforth they studied them for their form alone. Not for their matter. There were exceptions, of course, such as Laurentius Valla, Polilian, Pontanus, Marullus, Ficino, and his fellow Platonists, "amiable browsers in the Medicean park," as George Eliot calls them; but, on the whole, the great aim of Italian scholars was to emulate the form of the ancients to write elegant Latin and Greek." Ciceronianism, the clothing of trifles-often filthy trifles in the purest Latinity, was the final phase of Italian scholarship.-[The National Review...
...Free School of Political Science in Paris. The course is for two years, extending from November to June. Instruction is divided into four sections, Administrative, Diplomatic, Economic and Financial, and the General Section. The latter department would doubtless be of most value to the American student, as the aim of the others is more confined, being chiefly directed to fit for the civic and diplomatic service of France. In this section, devoted to Public Law and History, the instruction includes: Comparative Civil Legislation, (by Prof. Flach); Constitutional Law of France, England and the U. S. (M. Boutney, member...
...aim of the schools at Columbia, at Ann Arbor and at Paris, it will be seen. is largely to give what may be called professional instruction. Johns Hopkins aims at original scientific investigation. Harvard holds to the old method of direct instruction, (with unimportant exceptions), in non-professional lines. There are no courses at Harvard, we believe, in Administrative Law, in the History of Political Theories, (slightly touched on in Phil 5 and Greek 8), or practically in Social Science. The instruction in Several other branches is also inferior in extent to that at these schools. The aim of Harvard...
...advanced forms of composition, as a contribution towards a liberal education, on an equal basis with all the other courses in college. There are now no less than ninety-five men taking the six courses on this basis. And here is the keynote of the whole system. The aim is not to make finished composers, or in any way to rival the great music schools and conservatories of Europe; for there alone can the thorough technical training be obtained, such as is required by a professed musician. As a consequence, it is not to be expected that Harvard will turn...
...Divinity School. The prospectus of the course in detail is as follows. There will be three sections, each of which will meet twice a week at the following hours: Section A, Mondays and Wednesdays, from 12 to 1; section B, Mondays and Wednesdays from 3 to 4. The aim as stated above is to give instruction in the reading aloud of English prose. The sections are made small in order that as much time as possible may by devoted to individual practice. Before beginning the regular readings, Mr. Cummings proposes to give a few practical exercises in vocal culture...