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...appreciable extent by the discoveries made in the anatomy and physiology of the brain and the rest of the nervous system? 7. Discuss the two propositions: (a) "Had the ancients been serious in their belief, we should not have had their Gods exhibited in the manner we find them represented in the poets;" (b) "To deal with Greek religion honestly you must at once understand that this literal was in the mind of the general people as deeply rooted as ours in the legends of our own sacred book." 8. Why do the fine arts afford the best measure...
...Adam and Eve," by Flandrin, one of the decorations in the church of Saint Germain des Pres, Paris. The original is regarded as exceptionally fine, and the treatment is said to be so masterly that one may there observe the expression upon their countenances, which everyone expects to find, but which is generally made subservient to beauty and fineness of form." - Bowdoin Orient...
Last evening, within five minutes, Sever 11 was lighted, the doors were opened, and the seats were filled! Grand as the sight of such rapid movements of an audience might be, we find it hard to understand why those who are managing the lectures care to sacrifice the comfort of the audiences and the value of the lectures to a selfish desire to see a solid column of humanity crowd itself in a room not at all capable of receiving it. Sever 11, with the poor lights, limited space, and hard seats, is no place for such lectures as Judge...
...graduates of the Yale Law School number about 950, and among these we find 54 judges, 24 members of Congress, 85 State legislators, of whom 10 were also Speakers of the House, 5 governors, and 8 ministers to foreign courts. The present membership of the school is 68, including those studying for the degrees of M. L. and D. C. L., and the prospects for the school are very promising...
...glad to find the announcement of the first Physical Seminar in the calendar for this week. These seminars are to be in the hands of undergraduates and their lectures, aided by the display of striking experiments, promise to be more interesting to the students at large than were the more abstruse papers read in former years. It is to be hoped that many men will attend these seminars...