Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-10

The Harpers have often printed books Of con-
siderable magnitude, from title-page to colophon,
in single night One of their latest Issues, how
ever, Yonge's Englsh-Greek Lexicon, edited by
Professors Drisler and Short, has been in their
press just twenty years. From this fact may be
inferred the amount of critical labor involved in
revising and Publishing work of this class
Letter-writers who carry on their correspondence
in Greek, will find this work to be just the thing
for them Should 1t sell well, it will be a sure
sign that classical education is not to be discard
Cd in our generation.
D. Appleton & Co. are issuing new and cheap
clifton Of the 4" British Essayists.' Csrlyle's,
Macintosh's and Jeffrey's Miscellanies have al
ready heen published. Six volumes will COM
prise the set, which sells at $500 the vol.
A recent number of the N. Y. Herald con-
tanned an advertisement of DEGREES OLD,
ID, &c.,) WANTED "for some Of England s
best authors aad Distinguished men" Trustees
and Presidents Of Colleges please take notice.
You will probably nave few parchments left'
after bestoving the usual number Of honors on
tie enineufly learned gentlemen who fit young
men for College We respectfully suggest that
such peisgogues rs go alleging for degrees be
eiec,ually doctorcd at once. This viii save all
further trouble But seriously, gentlemen,
/ isn't it about time that these semj-lunar aud
/ other farlels should either cease altogether to
be given. or else be distributed with some
regard 30 MERIT 4 college can't afford to stul-
tify itself for a $500 subscription or yearly
/ tale Of three OF four students As for the prin-
cipals Of schools, We recommend a thorough
connective examination to be undergone before
their csscs are consid5reiat all In this event, 5.
/ NJ. appended name would really mean
something There Is another way open, how
ever. abolish ali these Latin aiiizes and Indicate
your sense Of the applicants good qualities, by
clubbing him G. F., which might stand for G90i
Fcl5r That would save the ugly question not
seldom asked HT1t laws S5-an!-S5 IS doctor
/ Of,
The Lir.ag .qye for today has the second Of
/ Nr Frccman's lectures on the Origin Of the
English Nation This alone i he money :
worth. 50 We ueel not enuuefate the other
conteu.s.
We md, IN the correspondence q the Cinoin-
uqa Dst'g Cumicle. the following apprecAtiye
notice f the veteran editor os the Liriay -7ye,
and Of our friend, Mr. Charles N. Gay, for some
years past his partner and co-worSer, and now
his successor IN editorial l.bors There is 10 need
Of apprehension lest the Liring .3Je should de-
t.-i1rtte ia die hands Of its present conductor.
LrITs Liriqy .I.e Las just lo,; It's head,
ill., LttsI having died, " full Of years. hl'
excellent literary TASTE and sogud judgment have
/ sAuul4ut record in the E-'ert- -Nscru q
Folcya Literature, which he published Ia PHI
laIelphia, thirty years ago. and sal more no'a-
bly, IN the Liriag -fgs, which he has published
To Boston tweaty-six years. Hosts o! the best
Americsu readers will long hold MIN in grateful
remembrance Il may rot be improper 10 state
rha; the patrons of the Liriny .fgc iced fee, 10
uncertainty about its future character For
several months-years indeei-Jhe g yc has been
,r.Isly conducted by Mr.. Gay, who has shown
himself no less skillful than ms predecessor il
approaching and meeting the demands Of the en-
-Lte-el constituency " the Ltriry .7Jf.