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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...measure, to the pressure to which these parts, as the palms of the hands, are exposed. The cells of this skin contain a pigment which is so marked in members of the African race. Absence of it makes what are called albinoes, and strange to say, albinoes are commonest among the black races. It has been suggested that this pigment in the epidermis may serve the purpose of protecting the true skin from the great heat of the suns rays. The true skin is well supplied with nerves and blood-vessels; and it is fastened to the parts beneath...
...columns this morning, and other notices of the same sort will probably follow in rapid succession. Some men take pleasure in sitting for photographs; to them we need give no urging. But many more either are quite indifferent to sitting, or find it an irksome task. To such we say only this. Failure on any one's part to comply with the requests made in the notices of the different secretaries of clubs and societies, not only inconveniences the photographer, but shows a disregard of the feelings and desires of others, and help to defeat the very object for which...
...there are many students who would do well to consider engineering as an increasing means of an honorable and successful career. There is no profession, perhaps, which offers such sure compensation for honest work as this. The means of livelihood which are more ordinarily denominated "professions," are, say what we may about "room at the top," over-crowded. We cannot all be Websters; nor is there a chance that every doctor will rival the fame of a Marian Simms. Many a good mechanic is spoiled in a poor minister. These facts ought to be taken into consideration when a choice...
...Harvard man could listen save with sincere respect to any words that Dr. Hale might say concerning the college. Dr. Hale's sympathy and interest towards Harvard are fully understood and appreciated. And yet we believe that hardly a student read his letter in the last Advocate without a sharp feeling of disappointment at his apparent misunderstanding of our position on the prayer question. Dr. Hale ought to be careful how he makes mistakes. He stands too high in the regard of the college to risk them with safety...
...point on which Dr. Hale in his letter lays most stress is that some means of moral guidance ought to be assured the student. "We grant great freedom in the choice of study. But, we do not mean to have any senior . . . . say to us that since he entered college no one ever told him that there is a difference between Right and Wrong." This is trite enough, of course. No one denies for a moment that some means of moral guidance ought to be assured. But is the only way of affording this moral guidance by means...