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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Odes of Horace. The article is well illustrated and gives a good description of the work at the observatory, in addition to the part which women take there. Miss Reed offers good proof that Astronomy has use for women, for several have brought new and important discoveries to bear on the movements of variable stars and planets. Mr. S. B. Whitney's article on "Surpliced Boy Choirs in America" contains a good description of the boy choirs in our principal cities, besides an account of the best method of training boys. Mr. Whitney makes mention of Appleton Chapel among others...
...draw from next year will be all the richer. Not only have new men and old been put through daily practice in the game, but they have been taught the science of foot ball. The faithful work which has been put on the sport this spring ought to bear good fruit in the fall. Harvard is working to win, and has begun early, but none to early to draw out the best material from the college. The men deserve praise for the earnest way in which they have taken hold of the work, even at this early date; and above...
There is but one word to say in regard to Professor White's decision, - the college is heartily glad that he is going to remain. If he had considered it best to accept the work at Chicago the college was prepared to abide by his decision and bear its loss; and now that he has decided to stay at Harvard, the college welcomes him back again as it were, with rejoicing...
...state governments bear a general resemblance to the national government. The states have the power of taxation which is really the power of government. No government unless it be the most powerful government in the world could act as did the United States in the case of the New Orleans Italians. No other government could sustain a relation between the whole and its units such as now exists in America. But the state governments and the national government differ in many respects. Their elections are carried on under laws quite different...
History cares for the individual only as he represents the family or state. History ought not to be made use of to defend a cause, and we should bear in mind that there are no real breaks in history. The historian first should be a gleaner of facts, and second, should have the power to combine facts so as to bring them out in their full significance...