New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-05
COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY.
TIiR EXPERIMENT OF BOARDING TIE STUDENTS
INCREASED FREEDOM or THE SENIOR CLASS
RAISING Tile STANDARD OF DEGREES.

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CAMBRIDGE, July 3.-Outwardly, Harvard
University changed very little since the last Com
mcnccincnt. The customary repairs have been made
to the buildings in the yard and some new walks were
| laid last Summer; but no new buildings have been
erected, and the only permanent improvement now IN
progress the construction OF the wing OF Memorial
| Hall. When this is completed Harvard will not only
have reared the memory OF Ter patriotic sons who fell
I'm defense OF The Union most beautiful and appropriate
monument. hut viii also have supplied two of the most
| pressing needs which have long been felt and ap
| prcciatcd. These have hoen suitable place
| in which meals could be furnished daily TO the
students Of the University; and an audicnce-room,
OF sufficient capacity TO accommodate the Alumni aud
OILERS who gather in Cambridge at Commencement and
OH other public days The experiment OF boarding the
students In begun on the frat OF last Octo
her end has thus far satisfactory The outlay neccs
sary to put the Hall I'm condition TO be nsed by the stu
dents as % dining room, In supply the table furniture re-
quircd and IN IL up the basemcn, with Kitchens &c was
about $iO,O00 On This sum tho Students Association
pays the interest and reasonable for the creation
OF \ snsing-giual The corporation of the University
advances the money io pay the bills Of the Assertion
for heating l-htinS service and provisions, and inter-
ia also charged on these advances The whole c0Ss
il assessed upon the members Of the Association
and collected in the Univer>iiy ternbills. The entire
| management OF the Association Is in the hands
OF the students. who elect heir officers annually f. On
each School Of the University and from each College
Glass. The corporation appoints professional Steward,
who mist however be dismissed. on reasonable notice,
az The request Of twothrs the officers Of the hs0ca
ton The Steward receives fixed salary and, in add
ton small SUN week freycry person who boarded
that week ut the HILL but this hcaducncy proper
oually diminished the weekly price OF board exceeds
81 IS made tho interest Of the sewsr to satisfy
tho students and 50 keep the Hall fu and on the Other,
10 keep the pice low ~ a week President
Eot IN his last annual report, SPEAKS o. this experiment
as follows:
From Ia, foundation Of Tie College. in G9S. IN, sub
jet haa been very thOrnr one From l,i9 H. So 10
COii'e abandoned ne business alto-chcr. wing ihc
siudcn- 10 sif Tor thcnsc, Ga 81 the bJar. houses
oi the vicinity bat tits cAlclim ct speedily aided, BE-
the poorer students tempted 10 board ihcU Gives
in Olicf 10 c in their own rooms such food ~
Gus to elth, and very undesirable in every point Of
view 10 remedy these c us the tayer Cub "' rrsin
lied, its general plln being copied IRON 5ncce. ,tnl
Clii, %as "rig:nai!y intended for 100 OF $50 peg
SON, and wicn With the growth OF the College,
! 25o to 800 PERSONS joined it, itS buiii,ng and
cdnc,.nn o. he grc bni,s Iali vas the oierrniiy
for another experiment ca this diicn subject, inter
beauty aud d nity o. TIE Hall 10 be occupied, d VII.
g reasiynale pan of organ ziii"n men "iN h'fh
asa % il 10 ;bc orcnmsi nte-. The ~! i..,gtS
oi ii' PiHn VIZ Do ",pte,,.,T a. en zee ~ r.I, ,
b..c absolutely nothing Ia do w.ih the business;
4 Corporation has only to appoint t'le professional
Scr I'd 10 advance ia, n"nct n.chG men u i'co'e'
o. il own termbi, and 10 W3ica ior ,"c proper caro-
iIc rcc 81 riopcIiS for Uuycrsi:1 49, ~ conJ'-
don oi giving tr I'd The Corpor ION ~ io"n tnrre
/ rules two al which E1yr reference Simply - econ
o,nr: F,si ,;at 10 wine tocr or ether a;ohot llk.
"a toaac.o si. ba ed IN tue i.4; secondly, tLt
iry. iaf inc joints ~ mont snail mot he carved nrpn
th tIp!cs Thsou 81 tieii chosen 0irciH ar iL"ir AL
tlr siUloIi- haze Zeal crntG1! o. h' Whole nh
/ b. 'nl,-it. II COR plant, arise whether wa or III
foaHd r. th,$ must De d' WIN u.s. tie oir,r' o. he
,-lct'.p, j. f~1! irr. ofof ia thr iI' i'N ms -
reorcsscl bv The oicef. chosen b, the S mis- tcn-
sDi,ts: II improvements are 5he stcd in the ldmuis-
t. .
md tie directors ire. t. a"i ~ a ii gs ot settled
Ly the or FINAL unii rstaEiics with tAc Coip'ia'i0h
Inc ;lhlca t1e isi were hicd "a the be- ginning
OF no Last college gear and have ben Kept The cost
OF board las BON between "a - and - 80 week. aud
thr students have De- Wei satisfied with their ia.e.
The mcat Important experiment in ,he Coilese durine
the past year hs the npon Of the -enor Ci..s
from W absences FROM college ,ycr'.c er
Chan examinations AM morning prayers Prof Quincy,
The pc;.u tie COLLEGE Faculty IN last annual report,
81, Of the experiment:
Inc Col'o-r has never taken more Important step
th4n tns siront vii prove 10 BE-, Il .io re, .,
1ho-c v 10 advocated IT, Thtir hcic vas il roun r,,r
VINO rad rcs". 81, ou Gn average, tl' ag0 az ono AMI
~, c,unilr ,,a,l i,,n aho Lal g., s.ii 1 .- troin
their fellow 'y ,hf,' years Of College c'ne'i0n- nj
stud. dctcr.ined entirely 10y ,.-.c own ,ho-ce-ta,
youIg tI fhec" ln nde. thr obi ,iiOr
coyri drsrcr, NIGH. sii.. 30 tr. ed 90 ori salts
iori} tie Nu oi ih. o-l!ol yea, i,lout btie pro-
,nr. or ,aef .cxc4r,l ,i5-.ic, nom a recitation n
Iis ,pio-.n sull not nor prove 80 no IT, t. c,a OF
ir"-t s.oi." It.a0u''i, ol'. Inc i..."to "il n Id
v.ra ic,as To- o.. result fhn a con.i rattle nuu.r.r
q. fuur, n'I ., li' 'ii5c ~ ,ncir ciuc1o-, .e
moi i.iiily itc-t.l ia au. branch s-;dy % DO
r ,tci .'slc o. ihoE, giving an .'caNdf II tom
sriv,s twic' f,v. On in" oii'r hand shDnhl tnc
suits q, ill5 s.,tincns correspond VIA las hO - a.
t- l,,i.r 81 %. 3d.. Whole, is don n ulor. Laty md
n'l, .,,ioii |at tnot with iarrg rc.pln,I"...y
lapo seoou. purposes; and aat hctwcan teachers
49, a' 90 VII So" p mns' i,t.as relation ,iln me
'.'i ',-Dn Oh '"o .1', '"- t % 10 . III
l. r'i FOR IA ~ liin' nom tl' RESTRAINTS oi SCHOOL am
b.liti,o 81 BIS, !i~ ,,iaisI o pr5,ilec.
~ me io Prof. Quincy wrote h, list report this i'm
poltInt experiment. hal only just been bc1'p and L.
WIS o. ulabc . leak Ci It r0n actua. exp ri
cncr how, alter years triad, he iEds iat thoro nas
bosn 40 falling Il ia .r,i il the Senior Class md
that the ATTENDANCE OF tna bulk OF the class has been at
sfac:oy. II has, OF course, been necessary 10
oIstc uarj er 81 students that they were absent too
often. \ croator number Than usual have flieh ibis
yo?r 20 - tain ,r d.crcc, bHt this has been .lo 10
u....i l., sr II ,rl.. A. earlier urC ~ inc ...r,a
DARN ne p.st t.tr q system Ok YDniug raln-5
frca Ga i,!i auirs, open To All students 0f iho I'M
:, sty. hes Boon g .'DiacL y alhsi Ifem C1au''r.
uar. For year the system been greatly
d.. C,nr and ,,ia include r,aiir, rom Homer lie
/ Gr.oA Di.un., Et-H. TIE Roman -at1s.s, Dane, tne
ifonca Drama. Ccyanrs, Schiller 0r rD'thr Ch'rccr,
?ui shakespeare ~ rfo,s Panurr Goodwin Ar:, NON
E,rgett. G.ccaou norton EJaner, Lowell, iiodso.
ana tb.t piot inc VIII ssY Illustrations OF .hc gr,at
i most in,nlt M onanr has been determined iron
within the past year IN ies;.ld TO tie admission 81 ar
G,us 20 lie and dcai scio0ls. ~ present % IL
~. custom not only harr but in a Other professional
ari"ni- through Jai lie country % admit students with
examination and without thelf having tstisIcd
,eViJufly Hry Pr..iclLr course al study. lie natural
u. has ben iiic anlAl cnilanco INTO the les. and
died prO. esyns Oi h.inii % o. y"lny whose
general education mas been 80 defective almost lHt
thct tLc Guiios cy assilne. II correct this. notice
is given lisa; rom ani a;rr 1871 young men who
aro lc.or. ~ Arts vii only be A.itci 81 thc
las All medical sroDs after passing srch itHla, tDiY
examinations .iai ICE rrcs'r.hcG For instance, To
admission 10 Iie law cI0o student VIII itsO
To- DO prem ~ Latin ana Bi,@sudr5 Commentaries.
Nilr 'uironent' viii iTOhabiy reduce ,l
be- uf ainiitS She Professional schools !lar' AID,