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...President White has been making extensive purchases for the library in Florence, Rome, and Naples. Among these are the following: Three hundred illustrations of French Architecture, and one thousand relating to Italian Art of different periods; also a large number of the mural decorations of Pompeii; many French and German works on ancient cities, and a series of early printed missals and manuscripts; also many valuable works on the modern history of Italy. The above are to be given to the library by the President, and will reach their destination before Commencement...
...AMONG the gifts to the Johns Hopkins University Library was one of over a hundred volumes from Mrs. Jared Sparks, of Cambridge...
...disgraceful an affair as that which occurred, recently, under the auspices of the owner of a bull-dog. As most of our readers are acquainted with the circumstances of the case, we will not enter into them, but that so flagrant an exhibition of cruelty and rowdyism should pass among us without notice would justify the accusations of a low standard of morality which writers in the Transcript have striven so hard to substantiate. The individuals who were concerned in the affair are liable to prosecution for cruelty to animals, but they will probably escape the punishment they so richly...
...first day of the college year. In view of the delay that has hitherto attended the getting the college into working order, we think that this requisition will be generally commended, even though it interferes in some degree with what has come to be known as the Senior privilege. Among the additions to be made next year, we notice a course in Homeric philology, designed for persons intending to become teachers; four courses in German; one in Mathematics; one in General Entomology (Natural History 2); and an additional course in Music. In History, 6 and 7 will be parallel courses...
...theatricals in aid of the Boat-Club, given last evening in Boston, at Union Hall, by the Sophomores, were among the best of their kind. The hesitations and accidents were unusually few, and, except the decapitation of a war-steed, at which critical moment the presence of mind of Sir Guy saved the day, no serious casualty occurred. Mr. Urquhart made a very pretty girl, and Mr. Wright an imposing queen. Darnley's part was played gracefully and well, and that of the rollicking King of the French admirably taken; and in fact, all did so well that to particularize...