St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-07-16
Our Boston Letter.
Especial Correspondence.)

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number of pupils than ever before, about
600 in number, while it only had SIS
last season. 1t is their aim to go over
one-fith of the course of year during
the six weeks session. The school
opened in 1868 and for 20 years it aver.
aged only about so pupils, but in 1890.
Prof. Shaler was made the chairman OF
the committee Of the faculty in charge
and the numbers have increased steadily
Many of the pupils are teachers who
desire to perfect themselves in some
special department and find this desir-
able place, as the libraries and the vari-
Gus museums are open to them, afford
ing excellent opportunities for the work
Of specialists. Also they have a text
book library of different publications.
The courses in English and history have
been quite popular.
DR.. A. B. Hart, general favorte as
teacher and professor, will have several
courses in American history. Excursions
are to be made, so as to study history on
the spot, to Duxbury, Plymouth, Salem,
Concord Lexington, etc. The five
courses in English comprise two in COM
position, one elementary, one Anglo
Saxon, one in Chaucer and one in Eng.
lish literature of the 18th century.
Pro-. w. M. Davis has large class in
physical geography. Greek, Latin,
French, and many other classes will be
taught by professors, while the class
in civil engineering will go to Martha's
Vineyard to learn how to make plans for
railroads under the charge of Prof.
Turner.
Time did not allow us to refer to the
orations delivered at commencement at
Harvard. IA Plea for Narrative His
tory" by Joseph Hodges Choate, Jr., was
very good. But another one by John
Wesley Rice of the theological depart
ment was something out of the usual
line and attracted attention. 1t was
admirably delivered. The subject was
1.-THE Bible and the University" He
referred to the growth of popular inter-
est in the Bible OF late amidst the activi.
ties OF life and mass Of other literature,
and felt that now there was reaction,
which was encouraging. This suggested
, the question, should it not have it's place
in college curriculum? Many students
are ignorant Of the Bible for one reason.
The introduction of the Bible into the
, public schools is forbidden, and often the
r church and home do not make up for
such deficiency. In our colleges the
teaching is chiefly in the theological
department. He then considered the
special claims that the Bible had for its
!, introduction into university setting it
S aside as manual of devotion for the
\ church, he considered it from a historic
e and literary standpoint. He said writers
, have passed by the moral greatness O
the Hebrew nation as found in the Ole
~ Testament and enlarged upon the Roman
Jurisprudence, Grecian art and philoso
phy. The greatest events of human his
: tory are recorded in the New Testament
J. and the literary aspect of it, its lyrics
matchless dignity are unsurpassed. TIL,
most noted writers, such as Ruskin, Mil
t ton and many Others owe their style ant
. strength to it, and many modern book
IS are expositions OF the Bible. Harvard
Y should be one of the first colleges to intro
, duce it as text book, for by so dom.
sc she would prove true TO the spirit of he
founders and traditions of the fathers
President Quincy thought the tire
- books bearing the word Veritas on tn
y college seal were to represent the Bible
y Also it was here the first Bible il
II America was printed.
If We have had change in the weathe
r. and the hot wave has been relieved b,
'e the east winds. The 4th OF July was no
!. ushered in with the usual noise; it wa
il, forbidden to rouse people before ce,
- tain hour by ringing of bells or car
nonade, and we rejoice that law an
y order prevailed instead of lawlessnes
u and disorder and license. There wer
q some unusual attractions in WATERFOWL
is Jamaica Plains and in Lynn. But peopl
IF all draw sigh Of relief when the 18th i
v over in the city, for there are so man
10 casualties. A.M.c,
! Trout at Caspian Lake.
u Supt. Titcomb of the National Hatch