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...upon a suggestion derived from Hawthorne's "Feathertop"; but the purely satirical purpose of the original story is replaced by an ethical significance vastly more profound; and an action that begins in grotesque comedy closes in genuine tragedy. The seen is laid in New England in the days of witchcraft, and the story turns on the transformation by a witch and her diabolical ally of a scarecrow into a supposed English lord, who keeps up a semblance of humanity so long as he continues to smoke. The daring of the conception may be imagined when it is said that this...
...class of 1659. Willard was preaching at Groton, Massachusetts, in 1663, where he succeeded the Rev. John Miller. In 1667 he was called to the Old South Church in Boston, at which he preached many years, and did much toward relieving the suffering of those punished for witchcraft. In 1700 the General Court of Cambridge appointed him Vice-President of the College with all the powers of President, a position which he filled until his death in 1707. He was the author of over fifty-one works on religious subjects...
...poor. David B. Frankenburger contributes a well illustrated article on the University of Wisconsin. He gives a short sketch of the life of the University with brief histories of some of the most notable men who have been connected with it. William S. Nevins, the well known writer on witchcraft has an article on the importance of "The Study of Local History." One of the best things in this number is "Proportional Representation" by Stoughton Cooley. It is an able treatment of an important subject which is now a matter of interest to everyone interested in the purification...
During the two centuries and a half of the existence of Harvard College but one graduate has been executed as a malefactor and he was a victim of the witchcraft delusion...
...idea that we cannot have so good boy choirs as England is noted for. Choir masters in this country are understanding better the matter of vocal culture and it is found that the American boy can produce as good a musical tone as the English lad. "Stories of Salem Witchcraft" continue the interesting account of the trial and condemnation of witches during the seventeenth century. The writer cites many of the astonishing charges which were trumped up against the unfortunate victims and the terrible ordeals which they had to meet. It was not till 1693 that belief in witchcraft...