Word: de
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...plays in each year, will give a tolerably complete survey of the works of the great authors. Professor Paine will give illustrations of the great composers throughout the year. We said above that many-graduates wished to spend a term of study abroad; but, on looking at the embarras de richesses which is offered below, we think that our government, while granting graduates the liberty, may have taken away the desire. The circular mentioned above may be obtained by present Seniors at the Secretary's office...
...intended for Juniors, Seniors, and such Sophomores as have already elected some Latin and find themselves unable to take a three-hour elective. It is of a literary and philosophical character. Cicero de Finibus is generally allowed to be the finest specimen of philosophical Latin prose; it is as hard as any of Cicero's works except the strictly legal orations. It is proposed to read the first two books of this treatise; the first an exposition of Epicurus's ethics, the second an attack upon them. Horace in his epistles appears as a practical epicurean in middle life. Persius...
...very sensitive nature and have much more tender feelings than ordinary mortals. They were, therefore, deeply wounded, and considered it as reflecting on themselves, when some students, always full of levity, and totally given over to the ways of the Evil One, while returning from the opera of Genevive de Brabant, sang in their hearing the following lines...
...name in English literature, and is said to belong to a German lady, who has, if this be true, written in a foreign tongue poetry which is much above the average of English or American productions. Whatever her nationality may be, the name is evidently a nom de plume, for only a woman could possess such a perfect knowledge of the noblest and deepest emotions of a woman's heart. The book consists of a collection of short poems and sonnets, most of which are supposed to be uttered by a woman whose soul is stirred to its lowest depths...
...Course VIII. of this year becomes Course V. for 1875-76, and an advanced course is open to students who have passed on an elective course in Political Economy in 1875, comprising "Cairnes' Leading Principles of Political Economy," "McKean's Condensation of Carey's Social Science," "Blanqui's Histoire de l'Economie Politique," "McLeod on Banking." With the great interest shown in Political Economy, it is to be hoped that as many electives will be given as practicable. A "passing" knowledge of our amiable friend Mrs. Fawcett's little primer would prevent many of the ridiculous blunders committed every...