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...close and exciting race. This will be the first time that anything of the kind has been attempted, and we are glad to know that the matter has had the most careful consideration of the three colleges, before it has been finally decided. The responsibility for the origin of this innovation rests with Yale, and we believe that this addition to the list of inter collegiate contests will not be among the least important. To our freshmen we would say that there is a chance to add another to the long list of Harvard victories, a chance which must...
...SHIPPEN,Business Editor.TO THE MEMBERS OF THE HARVARD UNION. On subjects of recent origin and present discussion it is manifestly impossible to reserve books, for the simple reason that none have been written thereon. Information must be sought in the daily papers, which contain it in ample abundance. Unfortunately it is next to improbable for the committee to reserve newspapers...
...prevents stagnation is also a new idea. It never yet had that effect in any college that ever existed; and, in the case of Yale, it has not broadened its view of the world, but only aggravated esteem of self. In this "closeness" we can indeed trace the origin of "Yale enthusiasm" which shows itself in bullying smaller colleges and in ungentlemanly annoyance. No one objects to this self-complacent near-sightedness of Yale except perhaps some of her progressive alumni. Certainly Harvard men should not, for they are in a position to smile at her boastful pretentions...
MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES. 1. The origin of the Medieval French Epic. 2. Is Goethe's Egmont a better work, regarded as a drama, then Lessing's Emilia Galotti? 3. Ought a well established phonetic law to be regarded as admitting no real exceptions? 4. Is it possible to determine with some certainty Old French pronunciation? And if so, was it essentially different from the modern pronunciation? 5. Is the influence of Goethe's Faust for good or for evil? 6. A study of Lessings influence upon German Literature...
Municipal Law consists of lectures on the origin, history and general principles of the Common Law based on the treatises of Robinson and others...