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Professor Hanus delivered a very interesting lecture last evening, in commemoration of the three hundredth anniversary of the birthday of John Amos Comenius. With the advent of Francis Bacon, new life was given to the intellectual world and Comenius was among the first to be influenced by it. He determined to devote his life to educating the people and we are still working with the ideas and objects which he evolved three hundred years ago. That he is not forgotten is evident from the extensive preparations which have been made throughout Europe and America to celebrate his birthday...
...Permanent Influence of John Amos Comenius. Lecture to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of the birthday of the great educational reformer. Professor Hanus. Sever...
Extensive preparations are being made both in Europe and America for the celebration of the three hundredth anniversity of the birth-day of Comenius. He has a special interest for Harvard men because he was once invited to become the president of Harvard University...
...Permanent Influence of John Amos Comenius. Lecture to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of the birthday of the great educational reformer. Professor Hanus. Sever...
...expressed himself in favor of the scholarship plan. Scholarships of $450, he said, would be sufficient for tuition, board, books and other necessary expenses. The saving in this scheme over that of founding an entirely new university would be enormous. It would cost the city of Boston about one-hundredth of what would have to be spent on a new foundation. President Eliot suggested that the scholarships be given to competent students, and that they be allowed to pursue their higher education in whatever university they pleased. If it was necessary to give local scholarships, let them extend...