The Yale Literary Magazine (Volume 34) - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869. Excerpt: ... harm, for they in a way, and a serious way, disqualify a man for Junior societies, which mean work. Educated to the idea that a society is a place for playing cards, lounging and smoking, it takes a long time for the Junior societies to rid men of such an impression. In many cases, I am free to say, this impression is indelible. Thus it is easy to see that Junior societies are not what they might be if they took their men direct from the Freshman societies, free from these evil tendencies. By this plan then, there would be a general saving of expense and a purging of the Junior societies from much of their laziness. But I may be met at this point with the question, why not have new, working Sophomore societies. Yankee-like I answer this question by another, why have them, and what reason is there to suppose that they would not soon tread in the steps of their predecessors? Why not extend Junior societies over two years, is the great question. I am content to let this poor plea go forth, satisfied that a thorough discussion will but show the wisdom of the plan. The great object of our society relations, as of all others here in college, is improvement. This object will be fully attained only when societies are reduced to a thoroughly working basis, and when they are filled by positive, able characters, instead of negative, harmless innocents. §e#orest frie ©ration: JOHN MILTON," JEREMY TAYLOR AND JOHN LOCKE" AS ADVOCATES OF LIBERTY. BY EDWARD P. WILDER. MBBON has said that " every man who rises above the common level has received two educations; the first from his teachers, the second, more personal and important, from himself." Eminently such a man was Milton. The universities had acquainted him with the philosophy of the scholastics; the sages ...