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...Tennyson in poetry and Pater in the prose. Of the poems, "The Death of Penelope" is by far the longest flight; and it is well sustained. The poet's observation of the scenic world is close and sympathetic, and it is matched by considerable skill of descriptive phrase. Of briefer compass, the lyrics are not without charm, notably, "Weitschmerz," "The Vision of Heart's Delight," and "Laughter and the Rain." The ethical impulse is strong in the author; but it is genuinely striving, not without success, to utter itself in forms of beauty. These verses fall short ultimately not because...
...Monuments of Ancient--Rome: by Professor Abbott--Latin Epigraphy; Latin Palaeography. The larger part of these lectures will given in the field or in the museums, so that actual illustration may be made of the objects discussed. In addition to these lecture courses by the resident American instructors, briefer courses will be given at intervals during the year by specialists in several other branches of archaeology. One lecture a week on a topic of current archaeological interest will also be given by some European scholar of prominence...
...through private initiative and generosity that the academies arose to take up the work which the grammar schools had failed to perform. The academies demonstrated, at the same time, the possibility of a secondary education adapted to the special needs and briefer educational careers of non-collegiate pupils of both sexes. Thus the enthusiastic support of our public high schools as we know them today was ultimately brought about during the years from 1826 to the present time. Although this country, through the state of Massachusetts, was very early committed to the maintenance of secondary schools supported partly or wholly...
...Schopenhauer, in English, French and German, is now considerable and so easily accessible, that it is needless to give her many bibliographical notes. The best life is the one by Gwinner in the edition of 1878. It is not well to become acquainted with Schopenhauer by means of his briefer essays, before reading the first volume of his "World as Will and Idea," which is by all means the best possible introduction to his thought. Helen Zimmern's "Arthur Schopenhauer" gives a sketch of the Philosopher s life in English, a sketch made valuable chiefly by the quotations from foreign...
...seems as if the whole affair might be much improved, at any rate made briefer and more pointed, if the debating on the floor were confined to a limited number of speakers on each side. if such were the case, men who have nothing to say might feel a little hesitation in weakening their own side by using up limited time. And again, each side might present a much more forcible argument if the closers of the debate were to devote themselves to summing up the main points brought forward and to answering the objections from the floor instead...