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...complaints about Harvard indifference are stale, flat, and alas! unprofitable. We all condemn selfishness in our neighbors and condone it in our ourselves. That is human nature, and Sam Slick says there is much human nature in all men; but we specialize in selfishness, and, like the hub of the wheel, move slowest; and if we progress at all it is by sheer force of inertia...
...manhood and vigor, of her powers by land and sea, and of her acknowledged lead in all kinds of sports where a cool head and manly vigor win honors; and in no place is this pride more marked than right here in Eastern Massachusetts, in Boston, the "hub" of sports as well as of the universe...
...Courant remarks that "the cause of Harvard indifference must be that, because they are in the surroundings of the 'Hub,' they are continually kept tired...
...students and scholars this will always remain a fruitful theme for discussion, and especially to those upholders of the American claim to superiority residing at the "Hub of the Universe" and classic shades of neighboring Cambridge. The Transcript in an interesting article carries on the discussion in an able manner...
...French officials who attended the World's Fair in Boston last fall have published an interesting account of their visit to the "Hub" and its surroundings. On their trip to Cambridge the visitors were greatly struck with the cathedral-like appearance of the library and the grandeur of Memorial Hall. The account of Harvard closes with the remarks that "the greater part of the students are accustomed to visit the European countries during the summer vacation in order to perfect themselves in the study of the living languages...