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Page 47 - We are next to observe that a man is not qualified for a professor, knowing nothing but merely his own profession. He should be otherwise well educated as to the sciences generally ; able to converse understandingly with the scientific men with whom he is associated, and to assist in the councils of the faculty on any subject of science on which they may have occasion to deliberate. Without this, he will incur their contempt and bring disreputation on the institution.
Page 134 - Wantoned as in her prime, and played at will Her virgin fancies, pouring forth more sweet, Wild above rule or art, enormous bliss.
Page 116 - But there is one branch in which we are the best judges, in which heresies may be taught, of so interesting a character to our own State and to the United States, as to make it a duty in us to lay down the principles which are to be taught. It is that of government.
Page 139 - PIGEONNEAU, Substitute Professor at the College de Paris; A. VANDAL, Auditor of the First Class. The subjects treated include the whole field covered by the programme of instruction: Political Economy, Finance, Statistics, Constitutional History, Public and Private International Law, Law of Administration, Comparative Civil and Commercial Legislation, Legislative and Parliamentary History, Diplomatic History, Economic Geography, Ethnography. The Annals besides contain Bibliographical Notices and...
Page 3 - Lee after the civil war and his death there, known as Washington and Lee University (see art. on Washington and Lee University, in appendix to Professor Herbert B. Adams's monograph on Thomas Jefferson and the University of Virginia, published by the US Bureau of Education). The Potomac stock, which unhappily never became productive, he left in his will (see extract, above) toward the endowment of a National University, which he hoped would be established at Washington under the auspices of the general...
Page 139 - By original memoirs in each number, signed with the names of authorities in the science, and by reports, accounts, chronicles and analysis of periodicals, this review furnishes information regarding the historical movement as complete as is to be found in any similar review. Earlier series are sold separately for 30 frs., single number for 6 frs., numbers of the first year are sold for 9 frs. Price of subscription, in Postal Union, 83 frs.
Page 46 - Professors, as the only means by which we could give to our institution splendor and pre-eminence over all iis sister seminaries. The only question, therefore, we can ever ask ourselves, as to any candidate, will be, is he the most highly qualified?