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...found purer and more typical in its established traditions in the smaller New England colleges today than in the larger ones; and in seeking to stand apart and form, as it were, an aristocracy of universities, the latter are separating themselves, not only from the true brotherhood of American collegians, but from the sympathies of the lettered public as well." We fear that the Athenoeum is somewhat precipitate in its generalizations. If such a spirit is arising we quite agree with our contemporary that it should be checked. But such considerations are beside the point at issue...
...will agree with us in this. Such sentiments are both admirable and truly generous, and far too seldom find utterance either East or West. We fear lest our Western friends, who are often too sensitive to the ignorant sneer of the Eastern undergraduate, will misconstrue our meaning. "In this brotherhood of colleges there is no place for jealousy...
...abundance of means, and more temptations, greater dangers. But the difference is growing less each year. The West is advancing rapidly, and the 'freshwater' schools are beginning to draw away students from the 'old salts.' The fair-minded student East or West will see that in this brotherhood of colleges there is no place for jealousy, and the Western depreciation of Eastern colleges is as absurd as the more frequent and ignorant sneer of the Eastern undergraduate at Western institutions...
...waited about an hour, the valet returned and said that the poet was occupied with inspirations from the outer utterness, and could see no one. The reporter, without losing heart, again sent up his card, this time taking the precaution to write in one corner, "Of the inner brotherhood...
Laboring in the revolving concatenation of hope that these rules may be taken under your peculiar and syllogistic attention, I am yours in the sempiternal brotherhood of science...