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SEVERAL LITERARY LEAVES
A Visit lo tlio Patriarch Historian ,
Bancroft , in His Washington Homo.
HIS HABITS AMD HOME LIFE
A I'ociii l > y General tiogiiu "Oultla"
at Homo Now Vork IjHcrnry
Celebrities air. 1' . G. llniu-
mcrtou's Methods.
Niw : Tome , Jan. 27. [ Correspondence
of the Br.i : . ] Washington has no moro
distinguished eituen than the historian
whoso name is imnerishably connected
with thai' of his country George lian
croft. And cultivalcd strangers who go
to the capital to meet Iho eminent people
who moro and moro delight to congro-
.gate there in tlio winter season , seek nis
presence witli an interest tell in no oilier
writer. Mr. liancroft is to the public an
old gentleman , eighty-six being- consid
ered n great age for a man to roach. To
tho-o who know him socially hu is youthful
in spirit , happy and choorfjil. llo canno
bo said to bear Ids ago gracefully , for ho
docs not scorn to bo aged. It is diflicult
to reali/o th.it ho has scon so many years
or passed through the experiences which
a life so rich as his must have garnered.
Until this winter ho kept up Ins custom
of laking a long ride on horseback every
morning , and his equestrian accomplish
ments were commonlv commented upon ,
bo remarkable did they appear to those
younger than himself. Of late ho has
given up this exorcise , and takes instead
a short walk or drive.
His homo for the past twelve years has
been in Washington , and hit house is in
II street , between Connecticut avenue
nnd .Seventeenth street , within three
squares of Iho white house , unJ just
across Lafayette square from u. It is a
large , doublu , Ihroo-story mansion of
brown .stone , without internal orna-
nictitation , and is plain looking beside
its pretentious neighbors. Not far from
hlr. lian'croft's house is that of Washing-
ton's other famous and beloved oiti/.en ,
Mr. W. W. Corcoran , nnd his home , Hko
the historian' * is largo and plain.
Neither can compare in appearance with
the houses of Mr. Mohn Hay or .John
Adams , near by"Mr. Coreoran'Sj but I
doubl if either theirs or any of the
numerous elegant residences In Wash
ington attract the altontlon bosto-.ved
upon these two ample , roomy , comfort
able looking houses.
Mr. Hanerofl's house is less frequented
by strangers than Mr. Corcoran's , for the
latter is a Washington olti/.on whoso life
Juia been passed there , whoso wealth was
niado there , ami whoso latter years
crowned with honors have boon spent
there. Mr. liancrofl Is not of the local
importance that his neighbor is , but ho is
' .an acquisition to the city which the pub
lic appreciates , and many seek his prcs-
unco to obtain literary advice , or to
socially meet the distinguished man. It
is not dlllleult to see him if ono has busi
ness with him , or any reasonable excuse
for making his acquaintance.
On a pleasant morning of last week I
ventured to ids front door ami asked the
polite servant who answered my ring if 1
could niako an appointment to ecu Mr.
Jtanuroft ? Ho was as civil to mo as 1 to
him , and said ho would see. A man came-
forward , who proved to bo his body ser ?
> vunt , a well-mannered German , who inV -
V - \ vitcd mo into the hall nnd answered the
' questions put to him witli high good
brooding. This man was an interest
ing character. Ho said ho had lived
ivitli his master for twelve years over
since tlio latter was minister to Berlin.
I'lto sorvant.was evidently 51 person who
md bci'ii trained in a good school , and
lis pleasant , serious way produced a
'avornblo iinprcssjon upon inu.
"My master is eight y-siv years of age ,
ind requires my constant attendance , "
said ho. And lie added"In all that
time I have never had a day to iuy clf. "
"Does ago toll upon him nioro tlmu
isinil this wintorv"
"No ! oh , no ! llo is as well as in other
winters , but ho is more aloni1 those lust
two years , and is more quiet. '
"What makes Him more so advancing
years ? "
"Mrs. Bancroft diud , sir , two year ? ago ,
and since then ho has lived more quietly
than before. "
I apologized for not remembering tin's ,
and asked if ho would tell mo of hi- ,
master's habits.
The man sat down near by ( the other
servant hnil { rene his way and the house
seemed Dorfectly quiet ) and slowly an
swered mo.
"Every morning,1' ho said , "I go to my
muster ut seven , sometimes a little later ,
and awaken him , and when he yets up 1
have his bath ready and prciwro his
clothing for the day. At 8 o'clock his
breakfast is borved to him in the library ,
ami ho eats with relish , lie is a very
light eater , but ho enjoys what he takes ,
and is apt to remark upon anything that
pleases him particularly. Ho is not hard
to satisfy , mid thinks very little about
food. . What Is served to him , ho takes ,
and seems to fgrget it at once. '
"And how does ho past , the day ! "
"llo reads his letters , dictates answers
to his secretary and attends to any busi
ness matters , and then writes. After the
luncheon hour ho either goes out for u
rldo , as ho has done this afternoon , or he
receives any friends who call and chats
witli them. "
"lias ho any social life at homoV"
"His two granddaughters live with
him ; that is , his own and his wife's
granddaughter ! but the latter is young ,
and Miss liuneroft is fond of society , and
i.s out a great deal especially in the even
ings. "
"Ho gives a good many dinners , does
he not ? "
"Not so many this winter as before.
Ho likes to have company to dine with
him ; It is the only meal of the day , and
ho enjoys to huvo ids friends about him.
Miss liuncroft comes into the drawing
loom alter dinner and chats with him. ' '
To my Inquiry as to his habit of retir
ing tin * faithful Teuton said :
"If niiinter has no company , 1 interest
him so that ho shall not go to bed too
early , and so pass a wakeful might.
Usually ho has some one to como in and
chat ivith him. "
1 wanted to Jearn if ago affected his
.spirits or disposition , but d'd ' not know
iitst how to put the quo'ation , While
hesitating , the man , us if divining my
thoughts , said.
"Master is always pleasant. Ho never
gets irritable , and no mutter how much
ho works ho is never impatient. "
"Does ho do a great deal of writing ? "
"Yes ; as much as a young man , and
more steadily. "
Ho tnon went on to say that his master
was very methodical and liked everything
'
orderly. "On the fourth of every
month. " continued Hans , "Igo with him
to ha\e his beard trimmed. Ono day the
barber said ho thought the board ought
to bo cut oil' , but master said. "No , no ,
barber ! 1 will take cold , " and the barber
never olforcd to do moro than trim it
after that/1
The earnest , quaint speech of the man
was my excuse for staying so long. J
went to moke tin appointment for it call ,
and , finding the master out , the servant
entertained mo. llo told mo that his
master was born in Worcester , Mass. ,
and that last summer ho went with him
there to make a visit. Ho accompanied
Mr. litinerofl to the house where lie was
born , ami into the room where ho first
saw the light Tim man said the house
was built somewhat hko Mount Veruon
"U was largo and rambling , and the
ancient people who lived tuure treated us
handsomely , and made my master glad.
We had a pleasant vNH , and master en
joyed seeing his old birthplace ; it did
him good. "
1 wish 1 could reproduce this man's
manner and words ; he was most enter
taining and as quaint as a piece of delf
ware of the last century. He 'old ' me
that fear ot taidnc cold prevented the
master from taking any more rides now ,
but in thunn : season he would ride
again.
"I trust ho may and for many along
year , " 1 said , and the man bowed his ac
knowledgments with as polite an air as
if 1 had wished him the compliments of
the season , llo promised to let mo know
when his master would .see me , and ,
leavinghim my address , I departed.
The nest morning a message was re
ceived statinn that Mr. Hancroft would
eoustho following evening , and at N
o'clock the time named we presented
ourselves. The reception room into
which we were invited was in keeping
with the character of the house , large
and elegant without needk-s ornamen
tation or nhow. The valet , whose ac
quaintance 1 had already nuule. u-hcred
us into the apartment and my frictnl at
once remarked upon his appearance ami
bearing. Soon lie invited us tolhe pres
ence of hi- , master , and wo entered the
room where Mr. Uancroft was standing
ne.ir his chair by .the IIro wait
ing to receive us. Mr. liancroft
gave us a cordial grasp of the hand ,
and smilingly pointed to seats. His up-
poaranco M > astonished me that I could
scarcely keep from exclaiming "ilow
young you look , Mr. Uaneroft1 but 1 re
strained myseltremembering the remark
I once heard a bright woman niako , that
she know she was considered far older
thiiii slio was by people who expressed
surprise at her youthful looki , an'P
that It was never a compliment to
say "how young you look. " lie dial toil
politely of the weather , of Washington ,
asked how long wo had been there , if we
llKed it , and so on , and seemed as inter
ested in the small talk of the drawing
room as any young man. f could not
help comparing his appcaranco trith the
palnarch 1 had expected to see. llo is as
vigorous and active as a man of sixty ,
much inoio so than many men arn at
litly , and his liguro is as erect as an In
dian's , i complimented him on his ap
parent good health and he said :
"My health is excellent at all seasons ,
though I confine myj-olf to the house moro
in the cold weather than I would like. "
"Von are engaged upon literary work
constantly "
"Oh , yes ; a man's best friend is his
occupation. It well pursued in early
life it becomes his solace when ho no
longer needs it as his npuport. "
"Ono loves work bolter when there is
no strain , do you not think * "
"Work is pleasant without wdrry ,
and , unlike worry , it does not kill. A
cheerful , contested mind has its bono-
licial ollect upon the body. Another
enemy to health almost an great ns
worry is the quantity and the quality of
the food wo cat. People generally cat
too often and oat too much. Two meals
1 find as much as 1 can take , and
neither is largo. Mainly 1 eat whlto
whoiiten food and driuK sparingly of
mild , pure wines , "
Mr. liancroft surprised us with this re-
murk , in view of his reputation as a rare
host and the fame of his dinners. I said
us much and ho quietly replied : "lam
abstemious in eating and drinking. "
His eyes are blue-gray , his hair silver
white and his checks rosy. Ho is somo-
thiug over iivo feet and a half in height ,
and rather spare. Tea was brought in ,
and he cordially urged ns to take a cup.
Several other persons came in while we
were taking it , and ho observed those
who had not taken sugar or cream , as the
case might bo , and said to my friend ,
who took it plain "Oh , I see , you are a
dear lover pi tea. " Housed his pocket
handkerchiefs , from two pockets , and I
noticed that as ho had occasion to re
move-otic or the other ho carefully re
placed it in about the same fohK Ii- ! >
appcaranco was exquisitely neat ,
and he seemed as wholesome
and as pure as the llowers he delights in.
The conversation became general , much
to my regret , but I had opportunity tea
a k h'im about the visit to his birthplace ,
hoping ho would give us some particu
lars , out he evidently did not care to
speak of it , for lie said : "The hoii'-c '
where 1 was born is now in the hands of
a farmer who sells his produce at the
market. " Could anything be more sug
gestively indiil'eront than that reply ?
A gentleman standing near me said
that his Washington homo would bu u
meeca for all time for Americans.
The grand old gentleman shook his
head anil smilingly said he should wel
come the return of spring in Washington
anil the coming of the llowers , Ho i.s
nassionatcly fond of llovyers , and , in
reply to .someone's question as to his
lavorilcs , paiil : "Tho rose and the hya
cinth. " In the warm weather ho enjoys
working in his garden and haying the
llowcr * come to growth under his eye
and cure. As he moved about the room
emi could hear his laugh , which is hearty ,
and : n spontamous as a boy's. Hois a : !
simple and nnalVeeteil in manner as one
would expect , and enjoys himself with
remarkable freshness and 7.e-.t of spirits.
One of his old acquaintances in the room
told mo that when his uilu died there was
much feat on' the part of his friends for
hi.s health , but ho had not changed in the
lea-t. Sim died one ye.ir ago in
March. Mrs. liancroft was a Mrs. liiss |
before her murringe to the historian ,
and he was her .second husband. Her
granddaughter , Miss Blh- . , resides with
him , lint neither she nor Miss liancroft
wens present in the drawing room on
tin-occasion of our call. The attentive
valet , wearing a bright bonllonnior , was
in and out ot the room attending to his
master's guests when required , and dis
appeared when not wanted. I under
stood trom a friend of Mr. lianoroft's
present , that between him and hi ser
vant tnon ) was the kindliest rolatiiM-
ship , and that the latter was invaluable
anil indispiitihiolo tn his comfort. Homo
one said to Mr. liancroft that ho was
missed on the road IhU winter.
"Como to Newport next summer and
see me ride ; then I will enjoy it , " he re
plied.
His physicians fear to have him risk
taking cold a this season of the year ,
and to ho has given up the exercise ho
bust loves , aid | imo which the broad
streets and roads in and about \Vashing-
ton ullord so much opportunity for
pleasantly enjoying. 'J lie work upon
which Mr. linnnroli is surmised to bo en
gaged i.s a study of the historical anec
dotes of .Shiiki-spcaro , but ho does not
tell his trieiu.s ( of his occupations , and
what is known js gathered Irom his
soecial collections of books about him
and occasional questions regarding cer
tain data to clo < ; o friends.
The drawing room had a number of
poisons in it wioiwo ) loft , and as wo approached
preached to say our adieux ho was jok
ingly commenting on some one's admis
sion to him that a dull dmnor p'irty had
driven them to his houso. Ho has a
ploasint way with Ids familiar friends ,
and is altogether a most delightful and
entertaining man. "Kind , gracious ,
brilliant and unscllish , " wore the words
of my talkative companion as we de
scended the steps and made our way
down the handsome street. ,
# %
If the tact that the late Cencrul John
V I'Ogan had a decided liking for poetry ,
and that he himself at intervals indulged
in writing impromptu vcr os never be
came public knowledgc.il was not a secret
among Ins most Intimate friends. The
instances related are several \vlu-n , in an
idle moment , ho would take an odd scrap
of paper ami carelessly write thereon
some lines in rhyme. Often these poeti
cal cll'usions woru of a humorous charac
ter ; at other times they would assume a
thoughtful or sorrowful nature , ( < oncral
Logan almost invariably destroyed the
THIS IS
Piece of Ground Yet Platted.
Near New Canning Factory , Which Is Already Built ,
Gommaiids a. magnificent view of West
Omaha , Walnut Hill , &e.
TT
Than any surrounding 'property.
CSKSSSlfSf !
The terms are most liberal , taking location , lay of land , &c. This is
the cheapest property offered to-day.
Free Carriages Every Hour from Office of
§ H
s ,
verjcs after ho had written them , but
two or three wore secured by friends and
are still held by thorn.
Through the courtesy of a prominent
Washington lady 1 am enabled to niuKo
public one of General Logan's humorous
pieces of verse. The lines printed below
were written in honor of n now bonnet in
which the owner appeared on a certain
occasion before ( jeneral Logan at his
house. It is related that Logan was
sitting at his desk when his friend
entered. Turning to greet her he im
mediately observed the now _ head-gear ,
and , wheeling around in his chair ho
hurriedly indicted the following lino.s.
The vor o wis written by ( ieneral Logan
with the alteration of but one word :
TO JlltS SMITH'S no.NM'.T.
Yemiiaos attend ,
lnsiho ] vo niv sonnet
' .S'hile l spook ol the beauty
< ) i Mis. Smith's bonnet.
.Shades ot the nlirht ,
( iiitlieryennd iciiialn.
And ble-s tlint dear bound
Which lioin I'.uis eiiine.
Olf don't 1 well leiiienibcr
In llinci that have tune by
How iust such another nonnot
CniiL'ht tliellaslilni ; ot niv eye ;
Tlint bonnel w.is the iiia ic
Whlclidiew fioiu me a sisli ; ,
As the little beauty In it
Went tilpplin : 11''litly by.
Tlio sumo itiiil ; lace ,
WithsticakboC icil.
And "tlilnpincbobs" ] K > iclieil
On the top ot her head.
The same Jiuiiitv air , too.
As she went up the liinc ,
My dc.ii Mrs. Smith
( . ) , bonnet lioin 1'arls
Yon me welcomeo're more
Fiom the land ol Napoleon
To Columbia's shoic ,
And when you aickicked
Out ot fashion niul mind ,
I'll tilt Miypelt down
A nil loievcr leplne.
Scratching Ids head for a moment upon
( ho completion of the poem , General
Logan again took up his pen and wrote
at the bottom of the versos tiio word
' 'S.\kc3 , " as a signature.
*
*
1 was talking yesterday with a friend
who had just returned from a Kuropcan
tour , in the course of which she stopped
at rioronco , Italy , and had called upon
Omda in her homo. From her I learned
the following tacts regarding tiio tamous
novelist : "It is a common belief that
Oulda , or Madiuno do la Kaniec , jts she
is known and called by her frienils and
neighbors is not an observer of what
are called the proprieties of life. This is
an erroneous impression. Her manners
and deportment are lady-liko , and 1
heard nothing but praise about her
habits of life Irom those of her neighbors
who know her best. She is proud , and
prides herself upon her blue blood , which
she inherits from her father , who was an
Italian aristocrat , one of the 9ld
noblesse. Her mother. Is an KnglUh
woman and an ontcrtainjng hostos.s.
( Jidda is a warm personal friend of the
( Jueon of Italy , and she frequently spends
hours in thn palace talking with her
majesty , and is on the closest terms with
her. Her mother resides with her.
She lives in a beautiful homo in
Florence , and her tastes and
those of her mother are reflected in the
\\orksof art that cmbollish every 100111.
She told mo that all her literary work
was done in the early morning. She
rises ovcry day at 0 o'clock , and goes
straight to her library , where shewoiks
three or four hours before partak.ng of
any breakfast. 15"fore she begins her
literary work she makes herself up into a
sort of literary tranco. Her enthusiasm
in whatever she attempts m a literary
way is very great , anil her pen moves
like lightning over the sheets before her.
bho writes very quickly in .1 large hand ,
and when thoroughly enthused somn-
times covers a sheet of foolscap paper
with only two or throe lines of live words
each. Sue expressed to me her great opposition * -
position to having any storms \iy \ her
published in serial form , und it is evident
from the warmth of her muuucr that bho
will never permit any of her novels to
appear before the public in that form.
Her mother told mo that her largest no-
cuniary returns had resulted trom her
story of 'Under Two Flags , ' with 'Moths'
second in order. "
*
*
In lioston , wo are told by a recant
writer , a famous author cannot walk
along a prominent thoroughfare but ho
is followed by scores and sometimes hun
dreds of curious eyes. In Now York
this is different. We allow our best au
thors the unalloyed freedom ot our prom
enades , and no head is turned to look
after them ; not that the appreciation of
our literary jights is less than in lioston ,
but distinguished people sire encountered
so much on ( ( roadway , for example , that
one might be continually following with
their eyes some luminary in art , litera
ture , statesmanship , linance , or the other
professions. I remember when Mr.
Lowell was in town , some month or six-
weeks ago , to attend the Greek play at
the Academy of Music , that I followed
him down liroadway for nearly a half
do/cn blocks , and not a head wa.s turned ,
although he was rccogni/.ed by many. A
nudge , a casual look , perhaps , was all
that the poet received. Mr. Stodman
Hits through the down town streets ,
and In and out of Wall street ;
U. II. Stoddnrd Haunters quietly
up liroadway from hi.s literary
"den'1 at the Audi anil Kxprcss ollice to
Ids homo in Fifteenth street , George Wil
liam Curtis unobservedly walK from the
Slaton Island ferry to the Harpers'cstab- '
lishiuont ; Julian Hawthorne and his
brother-in-law , George Parsons Lathrot ) ,
often walk arm in arm uptown ; Or. Hammond
mend threads his way in his .splendid open
baroiiciho and prancing loam through the
trucks and vehicles on liroadway ; Mark
Twain , with slow stops and bent head ,
leisurely saunters through the park on
Union square , and for not one of those
eminent molders of literary thought has
the New Yorker a crane of the neck or a
tin not' the head. And the Now York
ant'hor understands it , and who can toll
but that ho is the bettor pleased by it. It
is not pleasant to bo stared at and fol
lowed by a battery of eyes , ami our Now
York author is by far too modest to srek
conspicuity of any kind when ho can
avoid it.
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"Wlml mathod.s do you employ in your
literary work ? " is a question often asked
the author who rises to fnmii. and iho
public is always curious for the answer.
Chancing not long 8incn to have occasion
to write Mr. Philip G. Hamorton , J em
bodied in my letter the above question.
The answer which it elicited is interest
ing.
D"l think. " writes Mr. Hanicrton , "lb.it
there are two main qualUics to bo kent
in view in literary composition fresh
ness and llnisli. Tint best way , in my
opinion of attaining both is to aim ( it
lrcshne,5S in Iho rough draft , with little
regard to perfection of expression ; the
linwh can bo given bycopious subsequent
correction , oven to the extent of writing
all over again when there is timo. When
ever possible , I would assimilate literary
to pictorial execution by tro.iting thorough
rough draft a.s n rapid and
vigorous sketch Without any rcgan'to
di licacy ol workmanship , then I would
writu from this a second work retaining
as much as possible the freshness of the
iir t , but corroding those overnights ami
errors which are due to rapiditv My
lu.st work , not yet published , 'The Saono ,
a Summer Voyage , ' was written fit st in
tlio lorm of a private diary , tnen very
ruugh and rapid manuscript , with a load
poiu-d , and from this manuscript it w.is
entirely rewritten lur the press , especi
ally \sith : \ie.w to concentration. For
one volume ol 'Wonderholino' 1 .used
shorthand , arid found that , although
C'isy to wntorlt could not bo read or
glanced over with sullicient ease for liter
ary purposes. 'J'hu Intcllectiri ! Life'
was begun in quite a dinorunt form niut
in letter ) , and many pages were wrntcn
before I concluded tluU it wait hcav. } uud
that letters would give a lighter and lest
I didactic appearance. 'Mnrmomo' ' was
begun ami remained in my desk for sev
eral years unfinished , when Messrs. Rob
erts liros. solicited a story for their 'No
Name Series.1 'Mnrmomo' was tnknn
up again and finished. ' 1 he earlier part
of this novel was written three times. 1
have hoiuelinies , instead of rewriting ,
sent a corrected rough draft to a type
writer. There is an economy of lime in
tins , and the work can be recorrcclcd in
the typo-wrilor's copy , but on the whole ,
for very carefully finished work , I think
the old plan of rewriting the whole man
uscript is superior. " Wn.i.iuiJ. lioic.
KDUCATIOXAU
A Catholic priest nt Johnstown , Pa. , has
iSL'U the communion to an } uhiiil attend-
Inc the uuhlic schools ,
Co-education Is becoming Iii'MeasliiRly rue
ccsslul und satislactory in tlio Ohio Wes
leyan university.
lly tlio will of K. I'llce ( Jiccnlcaf , of JJos
ton , who dioil recently , Harvard colloun will
lecelve a bequest ot nearly J.WJ.OOO. Most ol
it is to bo u-ioil to assist , needy undergradu
ates.
ates.The
The Into Hlelianl Perkins , of Boston , loft
by lnn will $ ; : i7ooo to rhai liable Institutions
ol Hint cily , Incliullni : 71(10,000 ( to tlui Institute
of Technology and SMWO to the Museum o
Kino Aits.
H is iiiloii'stliii ' : nnws that 1'rliicotoii col
lege prooohcs to mlfipt a sjhtem ot student
co-ojioiatlon in college ucveiniacnt muuli
like that in VUKUC at A inherit. In a moilUied
loim the pliin has woik'til ' well atlluiviint ,
and Its admirable woikiiiK and iuciensliiK
popularity Is one ol the stronie.si.vldeiicOH
of the chance that has como om10 spirit of
college life in a geneiation.
I'lesldont Kliot. of Ilarvatd , who has boon
aHiiitf for some time , Is to spund neaily u
\car in travelmc abroad , mostly in KiiKland.
He will stait e.irly in the now year , and dur
ing his absuncti Clement L. Umlth , de.in of
the l.uMilty , will Imvodncctlon ot the cullc o.
Tlio iletfiees at tlio next commencement will
hocoiiteifed by n member ol tliocori > oiatlin ,
probably by Krancl.s I'.irknmn , tiio senior fel
low.
Kx-I'resldiMit Whlto has endowed the Cor
nell university school , ol1 hlhtoiy anil polit
ical science with his line historical Ilbiury ,
containing about -lU.OUJ volumes und pam
phlets , and valued at over & 100.000. The
tilltees have voted to immo the now law
school llin 1'rosldoiit White school of history
mill politic.il science , and piolcssoiNhips of
hlstoiy and political nnd municipal institu
tions , and of political economy , nnaiK'O ntul
social scluncu are lo bo established at an
ciuly day.
' In spite of some of its nhjcctionnhlc
features the llntvard unmix tor women
MJciiitt to ( loutish. The lust rnpoiluliows that
theie weie Hcvonty-tlnco students ill attend-
aiico , iiifidnst lifty-hvo dining tlio previous
yoiit. Twenty-two ut those wnio omolleil In
tlio uiuloriiiailiiatoulaiaos and the leiiiuinder
were sneolal students. Thu renoit contains
this HliMillicnnt sentence : " 'I'll' ) ho.ilth of
our stiiileutH luiH been Hatisfm-tory dining the
year , ami. In Met , our oxpeilencu thus far
proves that there IH no danger lor a woamn
in a colh'Klnto rouis.li cil Instruction , pw > -
\ldeditis nut combined with Into hours ill
the pnilnr nnd ballioom. "
The newcntnloKiieot Yule unlveisity pro-
souls clearly and Hilly the scope of study ol-
feied llieie , mid enables one to nmUn a com-
prison with tli'tt nt Harvard. Tim
) itiiirementri ( | tor admission du not ureatly
dllli r so tut .is classics and inntlicmatics K < ' ,
except thai Jlaisaid pieseiits an option ho-
tvecu out ) of the ancient laiunuw * and a
tatliei MHCIO equivalent In physical KcionuH
nnd n choice ol modern lili-torv in place ol
inicluiit. Hut HniNuid also lecjimes
n rmisidcrahlo Hinount ol hutjliHh
ami ol physical science , which ulf dues not
duimuid nt nil , before the second or third
> cir ! In college. . All thoatiulles ot thu lh t
twoyeais nt Vale art ) pic.sunbud. und coislBt
u holly ol classics , mathematics unit ono
modern laiKiugo in the hicshman year , und
the same in the honhonionitir , wilh the
addition ol Liulish. Tlio oli-ctivt- . hUm ;
applies to eUht honra u MOI-U out of liltoen ,
Jtiuioi year , and twclui bums out of nltouTi.
Senior year , in clasi loom oxuicisi-s. the rest
bulntr | iros"tlbfd , nod coiiMstiot ; mainly ol
nlijsical science mid iilnlosophj. The cleo-
live cuuiees liomhiili choice may bo mauii
are nineltuo In niimbci , 0,1 rnncud In soyun
ilejiaitiu'-nts mi'iital and moral science , jio-
Hid , it M.ICIU-U and law history , modern Ian-
euau'cs , iincu-iit laiiMia t" * and Im ui'lUM ,
iintuiat luttury and plooicid so unco , ami
maUiematico.
