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After all, then, the text is not a mere rhetorical paradox, though its maxim is even now regarded as a distant ideal, impracticable at present. Even in the church the largest purse secures the best pew. Not many years ago John Ruskin spoke in bitter words of England's growing indifference to the laws of Christ. Other nations, he said, had rejected a Supreme Ruler, but had done it bravely and honestly. Englishmen acknowledged the existence of a God, but it was a foolish one. The devil's laws were alone practical. The Golden Rule was an ideal impossible...
...largest dormitory in the United States is soon to be erected at the University of Pennsylvania, at the cost...
...next largest department is that of the graduate students, 166 in number, and for these there are 40 fellowships and other pecuniary aids. Apparently a number of those registered as graduate students would not be considered as such at Harvard. Add to these 71 special students and there remain only 175 as the total registration for the four under-graduate classes...
...class of '92 at the University of Michigan numbers 698 men and was the largest class ever graduated by an American institution...
...number of entries for the B. A. A. games is the largest that Harvard has ever had and there is every reason to expect that our representatives will make an excellent showing there. It is gratifying to see what a large body of men are training for the Mott Haven team and how promising some of the material is. These games of the B. A. A. are always interesting as an indication of what Harvard may expect to do in the intercollegiate games...