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...plummets through a thousand-year time span at a pace which leaves Shakespeare and Milton two lectures apiece. Examinations stress spot passages and details about the authors. When a man is through with English 1, he knows that "Proud-pied April dressed in all his trim" is from Sonnet XCVIII, and two semesters' worth of similar facts. This mass of detail may be an essential basis for English concentrators who are required to take the course. But it does not help non-concentrators who are looking for a background in English literature, for a course which does not exist...
Best general references: Current History, IX, No. 1, pp. 12-49 (1st Quar. 1899); No. 2, pp. 268-285 (2d Quar. 1899); Roosevelt: Akron Speech, in N. Y. Sun of Sept. 24, 1899; Excerpts in Pub. Opin. XXVI all numbers, XXVII Nos. 1-14, (1898-99); Harper's Monthly XCVIII, pp. 319 and 485 (July and August 1898), Henry C. Lodge's "War with Spain" in same, Vols. XCVIII and XCIX; Documents on Treaty of Paris, Senate Doc., 55th Cong., 3d Session, No. 62; Rev. of Reviews, XX, Nos. 114 and 116 (July and Sept., 1899). McKinley, Boston Speech...
...need a navy in anticipation of war; (a) war is usually unexpected; North American Review, vol. XCVIII, pp. 462-467; (b) time is needed; (1) to build a navy and to train seamen.- Nation, vol. XLI pp. 503 et. seq. (2) to encourage better methods of naval warfare.- North American Review, Jan., 1889, p. 15, quotation; Fortnightly Review, vol. L. pp. 546, et seq.; Forum...
Prof. Dyer will be in Sever 29 to-day from 2 to 3 to receive translations of exercise XCVIII from the members of Greek...
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