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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Several courses of lectures on general subjects have been arranged at Yale, and the lecture feature promises to be more important this year than ever before. The Dwight course was begun last Monday, the lecturer being the well-known novelist, George W. Cable. Among the other appointments for this course are Bishop Potter, Rev. A. F. Shauffer, Dr. Wm. M. Taylor, of New York, and Prof. Wm. M. Sloan, of Princeton. The subjects in this course are mainly on religious topics. The Phi Beta Kappa course will be on more general topics. The lectures will be given...
...Arthurian Romances. In later times the number of names really great is considerable. One might give Chaucer, the freshest and most springlike of all poets; Spenser (though with a certain hesitation). and Milton,- a little, for his real greatness was style rather than matter. Among the moderns, man a should select to begin with who ever most appeals to him, provided he choose a great author and not a coarse one. It is bad to get into literature by the back door,- as witness the obscenity of the minor Elizabethan drama...
...Norton will speak on "Interest in Literature in its Relation to the Life of the Undergraduate." Those who have been in college longer than this year do not need to be told of Prof. Norton's charm as a speaker. The opportunities afforded us of hearing the most eminent among our professors are so few as to make them most valuable, and these conference meetings are useful for this as well as for other reasons. The students are all earnestly requested to represent...
...balance in the bank of $157, and no unpaid debts. This organization, unlike the others who have their accounts audited, has no regular source of income; it must be supported by the contributions of those who are interested in boating and wish it to hold its place among college sports. It is stated that the expense for the coming year will necessarily be large, and it is hoped that the club may be as energetically managed and as generously supported as it has been...
...Harvard freshman eleven defeated the freshman team from Yale on Jarvis field Saturday by a score of 36 to 4. The day was perfect for foot-ball, the wind being light and the ground in fine condition. A large number of spectators watched the game, among whom were many ladies...