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...desire to retract, in part, our editorial remarks of yesterday reflecting upon the action of one of the instructors in the Latin department, as we find that they were founded on misinformation and do serious injustice to the instructor whose methods were criticised, which we sincerely regret. In our item which stated that members of Latin 2 answering "Not prepared" would not be again called on during the year, we should have also stated that those giving a sufficient excuse before the recitation would not be subjected to this rule. This throws an entirely new light on the whole matter...
There was once a colt who could run pretty well; a horse, who made it his business to run, and excelled in it; a mule, who could kick, but whose running powers were small. The colt engaged the horse to instruct him in running, and was making good progress, when the mule stepped in, and, declaring that the horse was introducing a tricky and dangerous spirit, discharged him. "I, myself," said he, "will assume charge of the colt's education in running, as well as the other things," But the mule was lame, Moral: Was not the mule kind...
...pointed out that this tendency means not merely a political movement, but also to some extent the growth of a moral ideal which gives a stronger life to the movement. The moral ideal at the basis of socialism is the ideal of society as an organized whole, whose interests are not identical with the mere aggregate of the individual interests. The conflict between this and the other, (the utilitarian ideal) was then outlined and the problem was prepared for further discussion at the next time. The next lecture will deal especially with the conflict between socialism and utilitarianism as moral...
...leading principles of this most interesting and fascinating science of war if given by the college or some society each winter would draw considerable audiences. The plan is not a difficult one to accomplish. Quite a number of well educated officers are stationed at the forts in Boston harbor whose services could easily be procured. It is a subject to which other institutions have thought it worth their while to pay attention. Why should not Harvard take an active interest as well...
...hope that the faculty will not take it for granted that all the men whose names are not attached to the athletic petition are necessarily opposed to it. Such an idea would be a great mistake. Although the great majority of the men have signed, still there are many who have failed to sign, simply through negligence or laziness...