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Dates: during 1870-1879
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THERE appeared in the last number of the Advocate a criticism of Mr. Emerson's "Letters and Social Aims," recently published, in which the writer casts reflections on our author's age, insinuating that he detects signs of weakness and loss of pristine vigor; and after finding fault with the titles and subject-matter of these essays, he proceeds to detail to us some gratuitous information about Omar Khayyam, alias Chiam, whom he thinks Mr. Emerson has failed to treat with proper deference and appreciation. In spite of his specious remarks on Khayyam, appearances tend to prove that either...
Last term a number of students were suddenly apprised that they would have several successive examinations before a week was over, and there being no time for proper preparation, low marks and much dissatisfaction was the result...
...take place. These races have always been very interesting, but we think they might be made still more so if they were between scratch club-crews. As they have been heretofore conducted, they have been more like tub than boat races. The rowing has been very poor, and the number of fouls from the beginning to the end have been innumerable. If crews from the clubs only were allowed to enter the race, it strikes us the race would be more exciting. The danger of fouling can be entirely done away with by having two stake-boats instead...
...Galaxy for May is an interesting number, although not a remarkable one. "A Plea for a Patriot" sets forth the claims of Tom Paine to the national gratitude, in an interesting and convincing manner. Richard Grant White talks of his "Seeking a Lost Art," and Albert Rhodes has an essay on "The Pursuit of the Dollar," in which he says many true and severe things of Americans, together with some things that are equally severe, though not as true. The regular departments are fully up to the standard of the magazine...
...Dartmouth the students seem not to have appreciated Fast Day. "Fast Day came and went as such days usually do, devoted to odd jobs and various time-killing expedients. Quite a number went to Lebanon to attend the services of the Methodist Conference, and meetings were held in the vestry here at the usual hours. But the majority seemed to be employed in getting over the effects of the entertainment of the night before...