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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...would not be quoted by any religious weekly whatsoever as asserting that unbelief and immorality prevail at Harvard. Nor do I believe that any other college offers greater security against the evils I have mentioned. And for this it is not the government of our colleges which is mainly responsible. Could the thousand young men now studying at Cambridge be placed in business or other occupation, apart from old friends and old restrictions, which it would be ridiculous for a parietal committee to adopt, no better results could reasonably be expected. The fault lies elsewhere; it is in the fact...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THOUGHTS ABOUT FRESHMEN. | 10/10/1873 | See Source »

...detailed acquaintance with all departments of knowledge. To satisfy these conditions, by commencing the training here and marking out a distinct practical road for the student to follow afterward, should be a function of this University. At present nothing of the kind is attempted. "The idea seems to prevail that an orator, like a poet, is born, not made; whilst the fact is clear, that a real orator is the most artificial product of human education...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PHI BETA KAPPA ORATION, | 9/25/1873 | See Source »

...That now prevail at Cambridge College...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "COLLEGE MAKES A MAN OR MARS HIM." | 2/7/1873 | See Source »

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