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...from those who are presumably qualified to make them? But there is even less to be said against the second charge, inasmuch, as far as can be seen, Harvard's policy toward oratory is to bundle it off to oblivion among the other "lost arts," with all possible speed. Unless the Boylston prizes, which we owe to a private individual and not to the College itself, be considered an exception, oratory has here no recognized existence whatever. Thus Mr. Adams is literally correct when he says on this point: "At present nothing of the kind is attempted...
...first half-year after entering a university he is termed a "fox," which is equivalent to our "Freshman." Why he should be thus called is not easy to say, as he is not at this time supposed to be possessed of any of Reynard's characteristics, unless it may be his love for chicken. In the latter part of the last century the word "fishing" was exactly equivalent to "toadying...
...henceforth he has lost his dignified-exaltation, and become one of the mobile vulgus. There is deeply implanted in the human heart a feeling that to speak, to write, is a sign of weakness, of lack of self-reliance. It shows that one's own approbation is not sufficient unless that of others be superadded. And there is a dim belief that the speaker, as Socrates says, is moved by a certain divine inspiration and enthusiasm, or, to describe his condition in plain English, he is mad, and, although possessing a certain method in his madness, nevertheless he is destitute...
...beware how he ventures to assume this character, if it is not inborn. It is not an easy part to assume, and all labor will be in vain unless there exist a priori some natural adaptation for it. One must learn to have perfect control of himself, his watchfulness must never relax; for one little word, one involuntary smile, may destroy a reputation which it has taken years to acquire. The world does not ask for truth, does not ask if a character be genuine; but it does ask that it be consistent with itself...
...some after they have been changed by subterraneous action; and this, too, without having seen a single specimen. Nearly every student who has elected this course feels that this method of teaching is not a very successful one. To memorize these names and properties is a useless task unless the objects to which they belong can be examined. Would he who had never seen a beautiful landscape paint one as well as he who had? Is it not foolish to attempt a study of the anatomy of animals without specimens? If we have given any mineral or rock...