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...century the number had doubled. The town of course did its utmost to keep the trade of these foreigners, even to the extent of binding the professors by oath not to teach elsewhere but in Bologna. The extortions and injustice to the students at last brought about voluntary associations based on geographical lines, which ultimately became the University of Bologna. The mediaeval conception of universitas is the civil law idea of corporation, college, corps, i. e., a juristic personality. The thirty-five or forty student-organizations called nations had acquired corporate rights at the end of the 12th century...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The University of Bologna. | 4/5/1887 | See Source »

...economy endorsed it either. For either the correspondent must translate his "saving" by "miserliness" or else convict himself of ignorance. But his most absurd remark of all is: "Christ himself was not prudent." Let me recommend to the writer Mr. Mill's masterly answer to the charge of "Expediency" brought against his "Utilitarianism." Is far-sightedness any the less sight than near-sightedness? If you mean by "prudence" near-sightedness, then we do not claim for it the meaning of far-sightedness, nor indeed do we desire to have anything to do with it. But I am convinced that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/4/1887 | See Source »

WELLINGTON WELLS, Capt.GLEE CLUB. - Rehearsal with Mr. Locke this evening at 7.30. A very important matter will be brought up for consideration at the close of the meeting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Notices. | 4/4/1887 | See Source »

...MOTT HAVEN" CUP.As has been the custom at the Third Winter Meeting during the last seven years, the president of the Athletic Association brought forward the "Mott Haven" cup, and in an appropriate speech presented it to the view of the audience, explaining how the name "Mott Haven" came to be applied to it, and giving the names and records of those to whom Harvard is indebted for its possession at the present time. Those who won first prize at the Polo Grounds last May were the tug-of-war team, composed of Easton, L. S. (anchor), Chase, '88, Pendon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Third Winter Meeting. | 4/4/1887 | See Source »

...favor of Rev. Milkweed and Cholmondeley, Harvard being thus left out in the cold is baited and generally derided and reviled by the chorus to a tune from Ruddygore, and at last decides to perpetuate his name by founding a university labelled with his name, everything being thus brought to a satisfactory conclusion...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "John Harvard" at Union Hall. | 4/2/1887 | See Source »

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