Word: commonwealth
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Recent publishers' announcements of especial interest to Harvard students comprise a volume on the history of Kentucky, issued in the "American Commonwealth Series," by Prof. N. S. Shaler ; volumes in the "American Men of Letter Series" on Hawthorne, by Prof Lowell, on Emerson, by Dr. Holmes, on Margaret Fuller, by F. W. Higginson, and on Franklin, by McMaster, author of the recently published History of the United States; and in the "American Statesman Series" on Henry Clay, by Carl Schurz and on Patrick Henry, by Prof. Moses Coit Tyler. The edition de luxe of Prof. Child's English and Scottish...
Such a breach of the custom, so long established as to be almost law, would be a disgrace to its officers and would very seriously affect the feelings of the Commonwealth towards the college, for the people would not stop to discriminate or to remember that the insult was not really the act of the old and time-honored college, but merely a venting of spleen on the part of the narrow-minded and prejudiced men who, unfortunately, chance for the moment to represent her. [Wendell Phillips...
...scanning the list, however, more closely, a distinction becomes readily apparent between the former cases and the present one. We see that they were all fairly representative men of good character and honorable repute; men who, it was confessed, had added to the good name of the Commonwealth. Never before has the case arisen where a firm stand could be taken as regards a man's public life and character; never before has a decision been made on a man for whose record any apology could be asked or offered. So although precedent of a kind is easily brought forward...
...regret very much," Governor Butler is reported as saying, "this political action on the part of the college, because I fear it may tend to impair its usefulness, for it is quite possible that the people of the Commonwealth may hereafter remember it to the disadvantage of the college and come to the conclusion to divorce the college and the State as our fathers divorced the church and State, and may inquire if there is any reason why the property of that institution shall be exempted from taxataxation, which is so burdensome upon us, while they use the alms...
...service of popular beneficence. Generosity has become a public sentiment. Indeed, it is already proverbial that no rich New Englander would dare to imperil his future happiness by failing to make a bequest to Harvard. This wise benevolence, so nobly characteristic of the public spirit of this Commonwealth, will yet enrich the foundations of Harvard beyond English precedent. Ampler revenues, increasing the corps of instruction, and furnishing appliances for the illustration of every department of human knowledge, will annually extend the usefulness of the university...