ory.Onemoreeffortaheluminouscloud,thebluedepthsofthesky,theuplandsofmydesire.Iamnotalwaysalone,however,iruggles.Mr.WilliamWadeandMr.E.E.Allen,PrincipalofthePennsylvaniaInstitutionfortheInstruoftheBliformemanyofthebooksIneedinraisedprint.Theirthoughtfulnesshasbeenmoreofahelpandencementtomethantheyeverknow.

    Lastyear,mysedyearatRadcliffe,IstudiedEnglishposition,theBibleasEnglishposition,thegoversofAmeridEurope,theOdesofHoradLatiheclassinpositionwasthepleasa.Itwasverylively.Thelectureswerealwaysiing,vivacious,witty;fortheinstrur.CharlesTownsendCopeland,morethananyoneelseIhavehaduntilthisyear,bringsbeforeyouliteratureinallitsinalfreshnessandpower.Foroneshorthouryouarepermittedtodrinkieryoftheoldmasterswithoutneedlessinterpretationorexposition.Yourevelintheirfihoughts.YouenjoywithallyoursoulthesweetthuheOldTestament,fettingtheexistenceofJahwehandElohim;andyougohomefeelingthatyouhavehad"aglimpseofthatperfeinwhichspiritandformdwellinimmortalharmony;truthaybearinganewgrowthontheaemoftime.”

    ThisyearisthehappiestbecauseIamstudyingsubjectsthatespeciallyime,eics,Elizabethaure,ShakespeareunderProfesseeL.Kittredge,aoryofPhilosophyunderProfessorJosiahRoyce.Throughphilosophyoerswithsympathyofprehensionintothetraditionsofremoteagesandothermodesofthought,whicherewhileseemedalienandwithoutreason.

    ButcollegeisnottheuniversalAthensIthoughtitwas.Thereomeetthegreatandthewisefacetofaedoesnoteveheirlivingtouch.Theyarethere,itistrue;buttheyseemmummified.Wemustextractthemfromth