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...true idea of the whole region and the relations of its parts, it is almost indispensable. Besides which, it seems to me discreditable that a man should pass through college without knowing something of every important branch of knowledge; yet as things are now arranged this may occur with even the most earnest and diligent student, since in some branches no instruction can be obtained without taking an extended course. This is particularly the case with all branches of Natural History. But the chief advantage would be in enabling the student to co-ordinate and sub-ordinate properly the different...
...truth is, that I am of a philosophical turn of mind. I looked with sorrow on the scramble for wealth and the lack of culture in America. I felt that the influence of even one man towards correcting these evils would not be lost. Although many offices with large salaries were offered me, I was actuated by a purpose of establishing a centre of learning and refinement, - a republic after Plato's own heart, - and I decided to take the post-office of Skunk's Misery, feeling assured that a man of culture and a philosopher could make the lowliest...
Such an organization would probably be impracticable; and even if it were formed, its advantage would be questionable. What we want and need is, not the ability to criticise the characters and actions of the politicians of the moment, which can be easily obtained by paying a decent amount of attention to the columns of a daily paper; it is a familiarity with the fundamental principles of political economy, and, above all, with the Constitution of the United States. Every citizen cannot be expected to be a profound statesman, but every citizen can be, and is expected to be, able...
Anticipation in general we should encourage. A knowledge of the genealogy of Charlemagne, or of Dr. Campbell's canons, or of the relative position of the satellites of Saturn, or even of the elements of Intellectual Philosophy, is by no means indispensable; and if a man's natural taste leads him another way, the sooner he rids himself of these disagreeable encumbrances the better. But political science is a matter of practical importance in every-day life. Citizenship is perhaps a burden, but it is a burden that every man must bear. A knowledge of the alphabet is indispensable...
...extracted from coal-oil. Fanciful names were given to these shades, and two were called magenta and solferino from the victories of the French in Italy in the spring and summer of 1859. The date of the battle of Magenta will sufficiently establish the earliest use of the name, even if the shade were known before. Now my scrap-book contains no mention of Harvard's colors until 1860, when I find the following...