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$4,000 Cash in Prizes.
FARMERS &c DRovFRs BANK, Louisville, KY,
Treasurer.

q UROYtEN BANK, L0ulAYlIIo, NY.
Treasurer.
The public are respectfully notified that in
consequence of tho precedent established by
tho former company. and not wishing to make
a scaled or fractional drawing, tho manage
ment have made a short postpOnement Of
sixty days. While regretting to ask the in
diligence Of their patrons even for this short
period. it is on their recount that this post
p0nement is made, as many have expressed
their wishes that this drawing should be a full
ono.
The company is pleased to announce that
the courts of Kentucky have decided that the
charter under which their distributions take
place is LEGAL BEYOND QUESTION.
Hence, sustained by law. and tho receipts
being most encouraging. the management
emphatical'y state that this drawing will
positively take place on August 90th, or
M0NEY WIFI RE REEllNNEN In ElILL-
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WANTEO-THE PUBLIC TO KNOW
w that | will not be responsible for any
bills bought by any one connected with the
Ledger Office or out Of it, and will not allow
such bills in settlement Of my accounts unless
accompanied by my written order.
39-t X, WHITM0RE.
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&GUNN'S Union hon Works, Adams street
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Authorized by an Act Of the Legislature for
tho support of the City Schools of Frankfort.
will positively haye their second drawing in
the city of LOUISVILLE, KY, OF August
30, 1877, or mOney will be refunded.
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A MEXICAN Soft Capsule Co.'S Me'allic
"A Boxed Goods now ready. Address Victor
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EoR sEsT.

HOUSE on Wellington street. Apply "a
II MRS. Y. G. TURLFY, N. E. cor. Linden
ana wellington SITS. l20-l45
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LiOR SALE OLD NEWSPAPERS, Acc PER
/ hundred, at tbs Office. the chea pest wrap
ping Fapcr yon can get. 5St
EOR SALE NEW FORM OF TRUSTBE'S
Y DEEps; Just out for sale At Ledger Office.
, 1877-06-22
AMUSEM ENTS.
THE suA1HtER.y1o11r coycrn'

TIE SUMMER-N101IT CONCERTS.
ihc persistent northcastcrn and low tempcrar
turc have raised reasonable doubt In the mind
OF the management Of the Sutnmcr-N Might Con.
ccrts whether II would not be moro consistent
10 style them wIntcr-nTGht concerts and hare
done With IL. And yet, notwithstanding tier
n'onetrical discomfort, there was very hand.
some audience In attendance last evening at Tho
Exposition building, and Richly were tl,oss who
came fepatd. Ihe progratnmc ras full OF
variety. For the lighter numbers there were
the always popn!nr Schiller nnrc. OF hfc1 cr.
beer, Whct introduced the programme; Stral1s,t
delightful polka n,axurka, tho "fob der
Frnier:" Ills rnLtlinE pofka, the "Thun,lcr and
Lightning" md ono of his best waItzes, tho
- naAutuiDn KDscs;" the overtt,rcs to "Dcr
Frcisciluctzn and FRA Diavulo;" the ballet
music from ''lticnz, !" and The always welcoinc
" "Atharylltr," which carried OF III enthusiastic
tnIrub!c selections from WILLIAM Tells" that
graveyard horror. Saint sac,,s' "Dansc Maca.
erc "; llandcl's soothing and rcstful "Largo,'
WHICH was cncored; and Lfs2t's Titanic setting
Of Lamartlnes "AfctltatIon on i,'c," "Thc
Prefudc:." Surely here was something to suit
every ono, md, aa wtiuIc, n programme re-
pelc With interest. 1t will he pleasant On.
n0',Dccinent 10 all lovers Of music that Mr.
Thotnas' next week will Introduce a Composers
Night aud q Symphony Might The fornier will
Ic Oh Tuesday evening, and will he levutesl to
Mchdclesohtt. We shall give the details NJ the
programme hereafter, but re may suv now, that
twU Of the leading features will be tho always
popular Scotch Symphony and the Contcrto III
; .' Miner tne p'ailo past benE p'asati bv Sir.
hieDlliic. The sytnphony n!ght will be on
, 1877-06-22
RAILROADS


LIVE 'HJO0'k.
tho roals lca1;no ga. frn,n I, 'as t'is r: r.,
e"r r,n, 9'us -, IaR .aa' . IRON IT, Louis lad
agreed 10 ADVANCE the ltyc'htock rates from
that place to the East III accordance wi.l tic
ralcs now charged from Ci,tcaco. II hox 1cc,,
stated In Tnr Tntnunn ~ s,,ver,i 49, aa
.,',. ~. .oa,,. ,.s',,.s " "o'.,M ., ueeaso"a
..as NV ,oaas 'cas'"E hast from THIS CITY FORM
Gu combination ycar or two ago n9rccsns
that the livestock 1.usness should he nronor.
tiopatcly divided amour them. mn, ,,,a, th"ro
st..,,,1 t., ~. .s....t.'s ."e"' a"u .'a' tacst
81 snouio W Nv cutting ol VIC fatcs Thereafter.
1li'a compact ltas bccn Elgfdly adhered tp by
the Chicago roads, though The sfliptwrs lid mt
like the arrangement. mn, vtrora,,.i, L.,,o,,
n-n,u.t h ny tt,o ,crn,. - - "'e"s" s,',
pcFs were compelled 10 giro their business
Iy the pool.aseut 'i ia snta ot 10 a 'nS .
nnnostt{on. thc or,anoc,u,nt ,y,.,,i, ,..x, |
sattst.a,nr, ara "o1.u ..a'e proven
io q ,,nt on,' ut ~ S 10 tc lineage foa9s
in,. E,.t ,,os Ut III sU es tnat te lics lead
aH tor"f.ra ,eos r"s III. uer tnis ariehIr,
ill., ill., a, ra meFa @ 1reo 10 nake such rates aa
thntr Inv c1,,nss ~ Inc GiicaSo roads gaze
.,a,r4s ~ t.at ~, .ame n"aY 11ucn q ths In
p,'s. pua.aot tIa!N. G2ntfae1 we're made with the
nnoaS ,n'';, us..mens mestern STOCK ehfnpc.s ly
~ .,,,,h an .uu n!nt W II stoek Fn ~. Louis
nn Ti,s cn,,a l.ss .nan t4Gy coata w Ch;ea
a.,r ,wa-..s ~ &seat aai1ue " IN tue Csl'
sa.s NY .ntus.ness apo tue Chicago roads
inains.. 'esi r ~ setd,n hoE'o u .iat important
,ran"Ior. un,,ss1. .ncy Ea MTtea ths -. Louis
...sr.i .n"1e.n ,t, ~ soh!c'ep;h. "uefc ~ was
Wiz. G..u ..1sM, unun '1S!a 70 itt1a " arrange.
IL ,LsnS Toa'l, 49,, siaa' hfetalltIE among
ercr t,,rns,, .In,f sas ~ t.oa* mSn, hos,
, 1877-06-22
MINNESOTA,
Gpxef0I Msp1tcA 70 1RH IEs4uM4.


BURBANK, KandyUhi Co., Juno ai.--Eyery-
thing taken by the grasshoppcrs. Eveuthe tame
hay, aud now they arc commencing ON thu wild
lncadows. '1ioppcEs arc tvo-thlzds grown. DO
not think thera will be- buAhct Of grain har-
vested in our town, Aid ts needed CT We will
be poor. -......
6pacial DttpateA 10 7As 7ttbua4,
0aAssTa FALLS, Yellow siealrine Co., Juno
2l.-Wc arc Eorely Inflicted by grasshoppers In
tbis county. Near tho Mlnucs4Aa and the Yrl-
low Acliytnc luscrs inauy ilclis a1o entirely
DESTROYED. ThcY cannot dy yet, but arc travel.
lug fast snd afr entcring tiells where mono
hatchni. VIII probably taks oue-half OF the
rrups beforc they ly. We will be fortunate II
they du not taxa the other half before tApy 70.
Speei.l H4patcA 10 Ta4 7r1taa4
MADELiA. Waionwan Co., June 2l.-Grass-
hoppers In the eastern portion Of this county
nle Just seooping all ot tbs wheat and nearly
all the cutu. The fartncrs arc dcstloyinx greet
quantities Of tAcus. Nothing h likely to be
Loft
Special Dt.pascA 10 1as 1t1suaA
uxsHoh, Hioollet Co., June aL-Iho ground
, 1877-06-22
throughout werc interesting, aud the gathering
exceedingly pleasant, aud ono which will long
be remembered.
DEARBOHN SEMINARY,
NINETEENTH ot,ApUATtNo CLASS.

The nineteenth anniversary Of tho Dearborn
Seminary was celebrated Iast evening In flynn
oush Congregational Church. The spacious m.
ttoriun, was filled to oyerAowsng with m In
tetestcd and enthusiastic audience, and the
young ladies Of tho Seminary srllo acted A. us1-
crs found their task Of providing seats fol
all those wishing to witness tho exercises a
somewhat difficult one.
Shortly after 8 o'clock the organ pcaletl out n
march and the procession Of nineteen matdcus,
attirca In conventional white, entered the
rroi. =: z. Grover, Principal OF the Seminary,
occupied the clair, and the ltev. Clinton Locke
!; ls II raarfr The Ea E;aauntnEs,s n consisted
ley, pat,ic b. Bryant, Mary l.. Buckley, Ella F.
Case, Florence q. Davenport Kate j. Hunting
ton, Lula F. Kitnbn'l, susan n. Mitchell, Aicu
Mitchell, EIl'c u. KccIne, Josephine Rowe, and
The Mlescs Mitchell, lad a piece 70 speak.
Without a sinulo exception tho budding beau
ties were Gcautics indeed, and, whatever the
Dcaf born sctn1unrF ean or cannot claim for tlle
lcnst demonstrate TINT n lozcn Of pretty girls
have graduated from It this term.
allss Bryant dealt with politics. and arrived
At the conclusion that both tho Democratic and
bcr of glcat mcn Miss Clsn tufur.Icd tic
audience that Leonardo tla yincl, l.atfaclc,
Tttian,nnd Michael Angelo were the four leading
artists Of tbc world, and Miss huxley chose
those n her opinion entitled II the distinction.
Alfas Josephine Howe was mildly aatIficaI up
the question Of ma'o md fcmale Tl,abIlincnts.
Whe' sl'e Denounced standing eollars As mark
tho youth who Affect tic pyrunf: stylc, mud
when she spoke of tho closc-sllayed heads Ut the
Elldcl youth Of The land another responsive
chord was touched.
After al orKan solo by Mr.. FIaelcr, Miss
DlygnpDFk drew from Nature d lcsaur of
, 1877-06-22
ANTIOCH COLLEGE,
THE TwESrY-FlItsr COMMENCEMENT.

Spec4uf Dfspdsch 10 The Tribune.
YELLow SrHiEus, O., Juue 9l.-Thc lnpDy
week Of cxcrracs couslIlutu,. t1,c t,ycn. !, dr.t
f,nn,,ouco,,,c,u ~ x,ti.,I, r,.1,a,a 49,. 49,.
,' ~, 3.%'o'' ~o"sko ''as Jo"'
e!oeeo' lhe ep1st ol lis great FOUNDER, llnrncG
Alunn, accms to llngcr still round tho towers 1lu
founded, and to fuepirc carh student With hfs
manly enfrit and nnlIc n,,rn,sc r,,cr, ,.,r,
,,ros.,,. ~, ,,n',s,,sI ..,,,.,," .,1,.'. ~ o
p.ene.s an ununoa' Hu"'oct u VISITORS from
aofoad. ifomlncnt a'n"ng them wcre tho Kcys.
Edward Everett Hale, Of Boston, T.. W. Clark
OF pli]qi1clplto, Ofurrv Nelson, Eao.. mil pr,,
,robn q. 3,rrcmrn. or chfcnro Tu,,, l',rro -,
TT...,...,n.t 49,. d., - ~ 1,s oso Nv u
u'nsin'."' e"e nev' 'oah II. hcy"ooos OF hch-
tueKy, tue Kev. James DC Nornln'dsc, Ut Ports
mouth, N. H., Congressman j, W. Keller, OF
SprIuatlcld, and tnrpe t1cleentfon from phin.
THE cnEscrrT Src1eTr.
On Saturday cyo,,Io1. thu 1iIti,. nccprrcf, N,
aonfycrsnrv 81 tho Crcscrnt soclrtr. in ,yhirt,
Inc unrta wcro austainnd cntreiv ~ iodics' Ht
especial merit were tho Rendering al Il Tho
Vision OF SIR Launfal., i,y Stiss Maris,,,. nj Nrv
Hampshire, and tl,c Grafton ct Stiss Ajderson' "
OF Tostnn. m sI,,trns M n pnct Il
On Montlay nftornout,. tl,s 1St1,. thu snmo so.
ricty held its NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 4 tt,stnm, ~.
ctiIur io Anttorl'. IN w,iirh fHr Snctrtv in NH
lie meeting nradntps ia RETIRING ncp,hcro
ApELrIiIAN AND srAn soctsrixs'
On the satne oycnnr wns lIrtG Tin mint ,nny.
vcrsary of the A,lclnI,ia1 md kfnr Snrfctins
Tho orat{ona of tho yutnr gent1cnnn wars co,,.
eticrcd unilsua,ty c1cciicfit. ~
On Tucstlnr niprDinp n brilliant au,}lcnrc cs.
sen,I,lo,l t0 lattn fn Lin annual sd,]re.s hcfnrc
tho Literary Societies bv Prof. ,juhm 4. FIRE.
, 1877-06-22
MISCELLANEOUS.
YOUNG LANtEs' SEMINARY,

Tho annual onniyetsary cxcrci,rs Of I'm Cbl-
easo aoI. ~ ~; uacs cs seminary took place last
evening ~ tae enspei u Inc Ih'rd Presbyterian
Church, West Washington and Carpenter
strcets. Tho Misses Russell aud Custiss open-
s.rno Ws.rv WIvcs =, SW,,Jso,r. te',a., a,v." n..
luz .ass'' WE .. "asor io"o"ea W
recitation pY sl'ss Jenn!e N. Wilbur; SONG.
Ailss Mabel Lanpliero; essay, Miss Mary L,
Stevens; plano solo, Miss Julia Z, Curtiss:
Kong, Ai,s. Marv n Smith. css,v. A,l.. ~
~ @' n,..,s, sisna s1" ,usa' '' ".@
1!e n'acRi p,aMo solo' AlSs ~. La''-
phcre; THO. "Vaolct," the al|sscs Lan-
Mabel Ulckco1; solo. Mis-, II. r, Stevcn..
, 1877-06-22

1Io Denies that the UnEtett states Marshal Mt
New Orleans Wna Unfaithfui to Him, aud
1earH Testimony to III. Loyalty nnd tho
Integrity OF Ills Character.
NEn ORLEANS, La, Juno 2O.-Thc following
explains Itself:
NEW oHLEAks. La, June 18.-Gfn. .Fnrk rTfqr-
~ you.think that tie statement published 10 the
eject that you aided In IIsintegratlng thu lauful
lEgtsasnrc J. believed by some, aud. therefor,
q man TINT was true, aud wloao fidelity was IN
shaken. that should bear testimony to Tho cntIre
unffattlfu3lcss OF the chnfgc. Thoso who hQyr
thus unfairly accused yuu Of This action have cor.
rcetly eonjcctured That wronG, but fAvo been mis-.
informed a. to yoa being ono Of the agents by
very last you weeo faithful to tbs iiepubcan tar-
and perfectly loyal 70 the. ion aro at liberty to
hl1kc such usG ot this ~ you deem proper 10 your
vlndlcAtl0n. MIth rcsptct, =. y. PAcEAEu.
, 1877-06-22

Tho Hot. C. c. Blnglcv, Judge Falrchtld, aud
Col. BcclcF, Of 6hcsman, texas, who have bccn
In this city for the last two or three days con.
aultlng with with tue principal business men Of
this city and the managers Of tllc Chicago, Dur
lsngton Il Quincy Railroad In regard TO estah-
fishing closer and better relations bctwccu this
city and Texas, left agaIn last evening, accom-
panied by Judge Bond, General 3tanagerio Of the
Missouri. Kansas d Texas Railroad The geu-
tlcmcn were highly pleased with tho result OF
Their mission, and It Is understood that they will
shortly complete arrangements for tho lease OF
q THE Texas Central Railroad from Dallas to
Sherman, and run II IN close connection With
tho Missouri, Kansas Il Texas mud the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railroad. Such nn ar-
rIusc1Ient as this will greatly enhance tho In.
twcen the latter roads, ~ then through trains
rai' bu run frosa Chicago 10 Houston aud ual-
weston,
, 1877-06-22
TIE CROPS.


KANSAS
Sptcial ptspa.ca 10 TIE Tribune.
OswEoo, Labettc Co., June 2l.-Coru all
killed and yet to plant over, Corn OH hi.t,
prairie short and very foul. Corn prospect not
very encouraging.
hp<etai DtspatcA 10 7ae Tribune
cEsTnALlA, Ncmaha Co., Juno al.-The sea-
son Is very backward. Falr stand Of corn. Cu.
tlyating the land. Weather aAo now. General
outlook for all crops good.
Spteto1 DfqsdtcA 10 77s Tribune
ConMAL GHovE, Morris Co., June 21.-navo
q goodstand Of rorn. Cultlya.!ng now. ecason
very backward. Splendid prospect for snail
d. sStstai 6lsrasca TO zas 1r1oun4.
ELLtnWooD, Barton Co., juno 9l.-Corn q
lug; The season ias been very backward. Out
LOOK Tor crops promising.
s,a<etai EAtpateA 10 Ta4 zffs"st.
GARDNER, johnson Co., June 2l.-Whete tho
ground Is dry enough farmers ato busy cult1-
yatlng. Corn wcedy. Stand taIr. Season back-
ward.
Special Dtxeasea TO 7a4 Trsa,ns,
,LAcraNE. Linn Co., Juno .l.-Farmcrs say
they nsvcr saw corn look better. General out-
TIT ; J. ysFy co ns n., AZ Al % ssea T. so spirits,
ea q q IF F.. sS1s ss". q. tue crops
nunoN, Atebiusot. Co., June sl.-'1!loppcrs
ar nuhl,ipg tTenty mlles west q gs. Ttry ass
''S se.lp ei45ss; sSS % ~ n, y aynns sy.n
TAoLo, Miami Co., June 21.-Far1ners Guilt.
2;g y2;attng cor corn e1tenslselT. About foot high.
gsct tair. Wheat harvest aoout to commence.
spteii M,patea 10 9As tribune.
Corr haa srS s ss sse G 6Ss ssn snp powe1
tl1rcc times. Ground now loo wet to work.
Season backward, Outlook tor nll crops good
Winter wheat injured last iajl BY 'hoppcrs.
Doing no genera! harm now:
Ruff1H{ E{sHNftA TAk ff1ht1tk
, 1877-06-22
PROBABLY INSANE.

YAsKroN, ID. T.. june 2l.-A man registering
his na,as Is J. g. Clark, iron, Mt. Carroll, ILL.,,
went to tho Mcrchaut's Hotel last night and
paid his bill and bis fare to swan Lake, to whIch
place aio was 10 60 to-day. Thls unornlng, Oh
gotng to ills room ~ awake HIN, lu fred his re-
yolyeE through, the door, aud his room, which Is
tu the third stosy, had been tn q state Of xicgu
for soms two hours. During this tiuo he set
d!e u hls sheets and threw them out Of tho
window, toso up the bcdclothcs, dred hiA re-
, 1877-06-22

volvcr from Tho window at persons acro.s tho
street, and through tho door whenever he i,cartl
nolec there. About 10 o'clock he came out of
l,ts room and gave himself up 10 tho officers,
who took him to iaIl for safe keeping sod to
await devctonments
, 1877-06-22

Sptesdf NtpatcA Ia 77s Tribune.
OLSEY, Rlchland Co., juno 2f.-The best
Judges say tint wheat will average betwccn
twclvc and fifteen bushels per acre. Harvest
has commenced. Indications Of rain. Unless
Injured by the rain, the best crop for several
years In quantity and Quality.
, 1877-06-22

!: quite dry; Tho frost OF Jnne 10 was moro lie.
ttfuciyc than We arst supposed. It rutnc,l
frost for june VIC have seen In twenty years.
IN uhe sifafsloppera si have been flying high up In
have not ycs many 81 Then, gs rot thcif wIng..
The wing: grow in little cate folded up, and
when ready arc developed all at one. Tic old
CT they grow before they get wings the
moro they eat Leaves On fruit
Trees arc getting scarcc. and young
iruIt u tlisappearins. The pests Try thelr teeth
on everything. Even peas nrc t,othsotnt 10
them when ii! clso falls. but Tho best thing
Jon can ofer them 10 cat Is Tho body Of dead
comradc. Kill handful of them aud throw
them down, md tho lire ones will icovo every
thing eiio anil grcedily tlevout them. Wa still
ncllcye there Will be some wheat raised, but
they arc marching and eating erery t,oy, and
field after field Is destroyed. Waste places.
bluffs, knolls. rlset banks, and all out-of.tlo-
way places, arc thclr nests, anil they swarsn In
npoi,' tF,e grain fields day after dsy They tent
Tor there they Gnl tue dead to cat.
, 1877-06-22

Special DlspaicA to 7as 7riaun.
BocK RAi1os, Lyon TO-, juno 2l.-Younc
'hoppers arc making fearful havoc with thc
grain crops. They have left tho ridges, and arc
now very thtck al through entire fields. On
o!o land, as well ID now, meu's faecs arc very
lpuE, -.
, 1877-06-22

Sptetdl Ditpafch to 7Ae Tribune.
WATnousvtLLr, Tuscola Co., June al.-wtn.
Ter wheat is looking extremely well. Tie
county a large never showed more promising
crop.
, 1877-06-22

eAy FRANCISCO, juno 2t.-the journal Of
Commerce g'vcs some data oi tho probable wheat
product Of California and Oregon for the pres
ent year. estimating the surplus for export at
tons from California AMI 10 900 tons from
O'egon. The B~t'elfs, commenting cdttursally,
considers tic estimate for California TOO large
by ut least 5000 tons. A number OF cxtcn.Irc
operators vary considerably in their views, but
the weight Of opinion seems to place tho p,oDa.
i1le surplus for the State between 10000 and
SOC, ,0QU tons.
, 1877-06-22

IN TllssT-CLAsH MACHINES. ALL KINDS. TO 3 s
W buy Entap. ~ aarTanitd money luAut i ou uA+
ehuG&- fEtyALu k9AQ 1n1ce l13 Clark. A.. Huoln !.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-15
NOTES ON EDUCATION.

The Governor of Minnesota has vetoed the
schooltax bill passed by the late Legislature.
The Iowa State University is to have chairs
Of homeopathy established during the coming Summer
Teachers appear to be few in the new States.
In Virginia City there average of 80 scholars 10
each teacher. and in Gold Hill the average is 67
Ii is said that it costs the State nearly
$500 to graduate pupil at the normal schools IN
Buffalo and Brockport but this is probably an eAaseela
ton.
The Pamunkey tribe of Indians of Virginia
have pctitiocd the Legislature o. that State fot iree
schoo! for which they shall not taxed they are ct
present very poor
One of the cleverest and most practical OF
educational publications in this country is The Nci'oaof
Teachers Monthly 10 generally puts its oIinous IN an
mcisive way which very effective. Here is neat II
somewhat homcly paragraph:
grocer in NcwYory advcrtises to sell milk At eight
cents quart. When asked II he COMO rot 81. ~ ~"
"Any price you please said The man, I you n ic
me i1e rem cca, mari lie @Tay world probably he
equal To the price 50 If il is agreed TO pay 10 reaches
for teachers Ti,e supply generally equals the demand
The people can have teachers AZ any price they lese
place o teachers OF you. Il Sc rot roba lc many capi-
bic DUNG women will he willing 70 slchd haci,
money M preparing for the school room The amount OF
money paid for any work generality index OF its ill.,
tei!ectual character
Several changes have been made i'll the cur
rouuin OF University of Toronto One OF the most
striking is the deposition of Latin verse from the position
Of honor IL formerly held This began four or I'VE
years ago. when an option allowed TO Honor men
between Latin verse aud Latin grammar; j.; Is nov pro
posed to complete il by not allowing Latin verse CON-
position to count at all for Honors Scholarships by
making Latin grammar pass subject ana Grcck gram
mar an Honor enc at matricuatIo, and by substituting
nixed Greek ana Latin papcrat all the subsequent exam
nations for Honors further inrcad INTO the Depart
mont OF Classics is made by the proposal TO allow
candidates to take degrees undcr certain circumstances
without knowing anything about Geek IN Classics ana
Modern Languages tic system Of rotation OF texts long
IN use the Department OF English, is introduced ana
the study OF English texts Is greatly extended ana
rou b IN nj matllclati0n instead OF TIC first year. as
was formerly the Spanish to he lett cut ana III
some other respects the Modern Language course under
cocs considerable improvement. The Natural Science
course is made more extensive By having ChemStiy'
Natural History, and MmcralOSy, ana Geology maae
continuous during the last three years
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