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...until one of them started suddenly from his seat, and, after ejaculating half a dozen "Eurekas," explained that he had a most glorious idea. He said that the system of studies now in vogue at Harvard did not lead to any great results; few of her graduates won great renown and glory. He would therefore propose that the old system be superseded by a new one, based on the principle, just read, of Division of Labor. By a systematic division of the labor of study among the four classes, advantages equal to those gained through this system in manual labor...
...attractive form. The printer who does this the most successfully is the one who best answers the expectations of the public, and ought to be encouraged. As early as the fifteenth century typographical beauty was considered an object to be sought, and the family of Aldus has gained lasting renown by their success in this field. An Aldine copy of Lucius Fiorus (Venetiis, 1521) in my possession exhibits a distinctness of typography and general excellence of appearance that for those infant days of the art are quite commendable. Of this class of printers, to whom we might allow the name...