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...thus are deprived of the great good obtainable from the inspiration of a recognized leader in his particular work has not arrived as yet, but we venture to say it is on the way and so will take time by the forelock and meet it before it comes and invert it. For those who annually sympathize with this complaint, attention is called to the lecture this afternoon by Professor James. The Department of Philosophy lost heavily last winter when he resigned, but it appears we are to have a chance to hear him further, at least for a series...
Albion College, Michigan, proposes to invert the regular order of things in the matter of acquiring a classical education. Modern languages will be taught first, ancient afterwards...
...then asserted that culture results from morality; the absurdity of which statement becomes evident in the necessary deduction that George III. and a Chinese bonze would both be men of high culture. If the writer will but allow me to invert his proposition, I can cordially agree; for it will ever be true that high moral character is the most perfect blossom of true culture. It is worthy of notice that the writer, after a peculiarly spiteful attack on Harvard men, defines culture as perfect sympathy "with every mood, passion, and failing in all ages and climes...