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...caution ought to be given in regard to treatment of graduates. The men who come back here at Commencement are of course rejoiced to be here and to meet their classmates and friends, and are thus put in such a good-natured mood that they are willing to endure almost any familiarity that undergraduates may impose upon them. These familiarities are often carried to an almost unbearable extent, and must be very annoying to graduates. Last year several rooms which were reserved for graduates were entered by students, and the "preparations" made way with without ceremony. Actions of this sort...
HARVARD papers have always been fortunate in having poetry of a high order. At many colleges, where the prose-writing is really good, the contributions of poetry are made up wholly, or almost wholly, of "elegant extracts." Our papers, on the other hand, have always abounded in original poetry, fully equal to the poetry in the periodicals of the day, and on this point we have long been the object of envy of all our college exchanges...
...elective system, offering, as it does, choice of so many studies, has a tendency to develop specialists in one study, the evil effects of which in youthful education are freely admitted. Investigation will show that a large part of the students pursue almost exclusively literary studies, leaving science and natural history to be learned at haphazard. All will admit the value of these studies in developing sides of our character and tastes which History, Philosophy, Mathematics, or the general study of literature necessarily fails to do. Acknowledging the value of Chemistry, Botany, and Geology, many a man of a literary...
...academic distinction here, and of the desire to rush through college so as to be "out in the world," as the phrase is, there is prevalent among us a lamentable lack of knowledge of the topography and history of spots neighboring to Cambridge. Though hardly aware of it, almost every step we take in this vicinity is on hallowed ground; nor can we cross Cambridge bridge to the Athens of to-day, without walking streets which are as rich in historic associations and priceless traditions of virtue as any old burgh in Europe. In fact, we can conceive...
This is only one illustration of the marvellous virtues of casuistry as it may be learned from M. Pascal's book. Other applications may be made to almost all cases where it is desirable. For example, lying to all members of the Faculty is justifiable; and consider for a moment, O reader...