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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Fenn. of Chicago, who has been chosen to succeed the late Dr. Everett as Bussey Professor of Theology, preached in Appleton Chapel last night. His text was taken from the seventeenth verse of the fifth chapter of St. John -- "My father worketh hitherto, and I work...
...Latin, the "History of the World" and the "Consolation of Philosophy," adopted from Boethius, and the "History of the Church of England," translated from Baeda. It is the translations form Boethius which show best the literary genius of the King. Many parts depend in no way upon the original text, but are Alfred's own work. Comparing this translation of Boethius with that of Chaucer, some five centuries later, and of Queen Elizabeth, we find it far excels them both, in its finer style, dignity, and simplicity of phrase. In short, Alfred may be said to have founded a fine...
...Henry Van Dyke, of Princeton University preached in Appleton Chapel last night, taking as his text the twenty-first verse of the second chapter of St. Peter's first epistle: Leaving us an example that we should follow His steps...
...give, and I believe they should be uncompromised. Furthermore, examinations based on those of the average college would be utterly different in kind from Harvard's. The Harvard examinations in Greek and Latin, for instance, are based on sight work and those in geometry on originals; between examinations on text-books and examinations such as these there can be no compromise, for one sort represents the mastery of a book, the other the mastery of a subject. This concrete example, applying to one or two studies in Harvard, applies in its general moral to all studies at all colleges...
...open to the use of student of the school. Each year before the Summer School opens the different publishers revise their exhibits, taking out books which are out of date and adding whatever new books they care to show. Through these constant revisions the best and most improved text-books are left in the collection, and it is thus made a valuable library for the students in education for the practical study of the books used and the work done in the schools...