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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...England Magazine for the month might almost be called a "history" number. Of the twelve prose numbers, eight are directly concerned with events of the past or with people and places famous in our national history. Mr. W. E. Curtis contributes the first of a series of articles on "The South American Republics," and interesting accounts of Columbus, of "Henry Clay as Speaker of the House of Representatives," and of Governor Winthrop, also appear...
...article which is so exceptionally good is W. V. Moody's "The Lady of the Fountain." It is in blank-verse form, interspersed with prose of decidedly poetic diction. The poetry is very musical in its rythm, and contains many good lines, while the prose is almost as musical as the poetry. The whole thing is manifestly influenced by Tennyson if not actually in imitation of him, but as it does not pretend not to be, this fact can hardly be said to lessen its value...
...graduate article" is by G. Santayana, and is entitled "What is a Philistine?" It is a very clever exposition of that somewhat vague character known to modern literature as a "Philistine," written in brilliant, almost dazzling English, full of unexpected turns and telling phrases...
...first of the communications on the front page, a suggestion is made which is certainly worthy serious consideration. That Germany should have honored the memory of famous Harvard men when their own Alma Mater had neglected to do so in the same specific way seems almost incomprehensible. The nearest approach that we have at Harvard to the practice of Gottingen in erecting tablets inscribed with the names of famous men who have attended the University are the tablets in Memorial Hall to the memory of heroes whom our Alma Mater mourns...
...first month President Eliot made fifteen addresses Leaving Portland he made a very pleasant trip up the Columbia River. After that he went to Tacoma where he made three addresses. Next he went up Puget Sound to Victoria and Vancouver, and there took the Canadian Pacific for home. In almost every city he was entertained by Harvard clubs or by Harvard...