Dfass Book COPYRIGHT DEPOSIT Probably the greatest pleasure to the tourist comes when the journey is over and he can look back over the whole trip in the quiet of his own home. There is nothing that will better assist him in this and furnish more pleasure than a few sensible Souvenirs of each place of interest, bought with an eye to the useful as well as ornamental. Such souvenirs and in great variety may be seen at the Art Store of J. R OLSSON & CO., whose store is easy of access, being right in Harvard Square. Here may be found attractive and sensible souvenirs from five cents up. They are also dealers in General Art Goods, and make a specialty of Plastic Reproductions of Sculpture Both antique and modern. Prices and information concern- ing anything in their line, whether Pictures or Statuary will be cheerfully furnished. Address communications to J. F. OLSSON & CO., Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass. ! Souvenir Guidp: Book HARVARD COLLEGE ^/ Historical Vicinity. ILLUSTRATED. Copyright 1895. ^ ^^^Z -^^^ F. A. OLSSON, Publisher, ^ Hiirvurd Sq., Cambridge, ]\I;iss. preface* The publisher thinks it necessary to prefix a few words of apology and explanation. He has not attempted to give in this short guide book an exhaustive desciiption of everything to be seen ; for this would neither be possible (outside of a large volume) nor practical. But he has attempted to point out the things which he thinks the most interesting to the ordinary visitor, whose time is generally limited, and he has for this reason avoided taking the visitor to such places as the Observatory and Botanic Gardens (See Appendix) which present nothing different from what may be seen in any first class observatory or botanical gardens. He does not consider the book perfect, by any means ; but hopes in future editions to make such changes and additions that he may finally achieve a comprehensive, yet practical guide book of Harvard, which will not only help the tourist while there, but be of sufficient merit to be preserved as a souvenir. '± 1lntro&uctori? Shctcb* Cambridge or New Tovvne as it was first called, was settled in 1 63 1. Its history is chiefly interesting in connection with Harvard, which was founded in 1636, when the state legisla- ture granted the then large sum of ^^400 to found a school. The location of this school was not settled however, until 1637 when New Towne was taken as its site and the name New Towne soon after changed to Cambridge in recognition of the English University where many of the colonists had graduated. In 1638, John Harvard, a young minister, died at Charles- town, and left to the college his entire library of about 300 volumes and about $4000. In his honor the college was named Harvard. The first master of the school was one Nathaniel Eaton, who soon showed himself so unfitted for the charge that he was re- moved and charge given, in 1640, to the Rev. Henry Dunster who was Harvard's first President. In 1642, the general management of the college was put in the hands of a Board of Overseers and in 1650, the Legisla- ture granted the college a charter, creating a corporate body, who had direct supervision of the college affairs. They were known as the President and Fellows of Harvard College, and 4 SOUVENIR GUIDE BOOK, consisted of a President, five Fellows, and a Treasurer. Since then the Legislature has passed many acts concerning the government of the college ; but to-day its government is prac- tically the same as in 1650, and consists of the Corporation called " The President and Fellows of Harvard College " and the Board of 32 Overseers. The President and Fellows fill the vacancies in the corporation ; but the Overseers are elected by the Alumni of the University. The University has shown a steady growth since its foundation, and at present (1895) there are 337 officers of instruction and 3290 students in all' departments of the University. How to Reach Harvard. Take any Cambridge car marked Harvard Square. Such cars may be taken from Park, Bowdoin and Scollay Squares, or from the Union Station and on Tremont and Boylston Sts. Arrived at the Square we leave the car and walking back to- wards Boston about a hundred feet, we come to an old wooden house on the edge of the college grounds. This is the Wadsworth House, built in 1726 with money furnished by the state. (See picture.) It was built for " the Reverend the President of Harvard College," and was named after President Wadsworth^ its first occupant. Here the college presidents lived until 1849, ^nd here too Washington stopped for a few days before he made his headquarters at the Craigie House, better known as Longfellow's house. Returning towards the Square, and keeping on the college- side we come to o c xn HARVARD COLLEGE AND VICINITY. 5 Dane Hall, a plain brick building erected in 1832 for a Law School, the gift of Hon. Nathan Dane and used for such until 1883. At present it is used as a recitation hall and for the store of the Harvard Co-operative Society. Continuing in the same direction we pass next, Matthews Hall, a large brick dormitory somewhat in from the street, and of which we get a rear view. It was built in 1872 at a cost of about $120,000, the gift of Nathan Matthews of Boston. Crossing the street diagonally, we come to the First Parish Church, a wooden church almost in the Square. This church was built about 1833 by the College in exchange for its old site and adjoining land, which is now a part of the college yard. The former site of th-e church was about where Dane Hall now is. From 1834 to 1872 the College held its commencement exercises in this church, and it is said that Ralph Waldo Emer- son delivered his first poem within its walls. Beside the church is The " Old Towne Burying Ground" in which are buried seven of Harvard's Presidents, Dunster, Chauncey, Leverett, Wadsworth, Holyoke, Willard and Web- ber ; Thomas Shepard, the first minister, Stephen Day and Simuel Green, the first printers, and Andrew Belcher, who first had the right to keep an inn in Cambridge. West of the burying ground is 6 SOUVENIR GUIDE BOOK, Christ Church, built about 1760. In 1775 the Connecticut troops were quartered here, and made buUets for themselves by melting the organ pipes. Washington is said to have attended service here while at Cambridge. Its chime of bells was the gift of Harvard graduates in i860, when the church was 100 years old. Returning to the front of the First Church, we see directly opposite across the street The Harvard Gate. Although there are now two gates, this is still referred to as The Gate. (See fronticepiece.) And well it may be con- sidered as the principal one for it stands between the two oldest of Harvard buildings : Massachusetts Hall on the right (as we enter) and Harvard Hall on the left. The gate was built in 1890, the gift of Samuel Johnston of Chicago, and although it has had quite a little adverse criticism, it is in thorough harmony with its surroundings, the first, or w^hich should be the first principle of architecture. Two very fine pictures of this gate have been published; one an etching, the other a large photogravure. Both may be seen at the Art Store of J. F. Olsson & Co., Harvard Square. As we enter the College Yard we pass on our right Massachusetts Hall, the oldest of Harvard's buildings. Built in 1720, it was used as a dormitory until 1870, when it was altered for use as a recitation hall, and its three stories and a half became two. HARVARD COLLEGE AND VICINITY. 7 On the west end of this building (that toward the street) was formerly the College clock, whose location is now shown by a round wooden piece on the wall. Opposite Massachusetts Hall and on the north side, or left hand as we enter, is Harvard Hall. The present building was built in 1765 and replaced the old hall which was destroyed by fire in 1764. An immense amount of lead was used on its roof, and this was turned to very good account shortly after when it was converted into bullets which helped gain the independence of the United States. In Harvard Hall was located in early days, the " buttery," the library and lecture rooms, and Commencement dinner was held here. The bell on the roof still tolls the rising hour, time of chapel service, and the end and beginning of recita- tions. Time and time again have mischievous students attempted to silence it by padding or even stealing its tongue, but the ringer whose wits were kept keen by anticipation of such tricks, has generally been up to the emergency, and the bell rung as usual. Passing on into the yard or quadrangle and turning to our left, we pass (going north) a plain brick structure back of and adjoining Harvard Hall. This is Hollis Hall, a dormitory built in 1763 with money supplied by the state, and named for Thomas Hollis of London, one of Harvard's early benefactors. Here has roomed Charles Sumner, Wen- 8 SOUVENIR GUIDE BOOK, dell Phillips, Ralph Waldo Emerson, W. H. Prescott, and Edward Everett. Passing Hollis and turning to the left brings us to a little one story brick building, Holden Chapel, the first chapel of Harvard. It was built in 1744, the gift of Mrs. Samuel Holden, who gave in 1741, $2000 for this pur- pose. Holden's family gave in all over ^40,000 to Harvard. At the left of the chapel is the Class Day Tree, easily distinguished by the odds and ends of strings which mark where the flowers and wreaths have been fastened for which the Seniors struggle ou Class Day. Retracing our steps to the Yard, and turning to the left, we pass Stoughton Hall, a dormitory similar to Hollis. It was built in 1805, mostly with money raised in a lottery. It was named after the old Stoughton Hall which was built in 1700 by Lieutenant Gover- nor Stoughton and afterwards removed. Here has roomed Charles Sumner, Edward Everett, Edward Everett Hale, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Caleb Cushing. Proceeding on our way around the yard we pass next another plain brick buiLling, Holworthy Hall, built in 181 2, and named after Sir Matthew Holworthy of Eng- HARVARD COLLEGE AND VICINITY. 9 land, who had left the College about ^5000, in 1678. The Hall was built with the proceeds of a lottery sanctioned by act of legislature. As we come to the end of Holworthy, looking to the left we see The New Gate, built in 1 89 1, the gift of G. von L. Meyer of Boston, a Har- vard graduate. The next building in the quadrangle at right angles to Hol- worthy is Thayer Hall, a dormitory built in 1870, the gift of Nathaniel Thayer of Boston in memory of his father. Rev. Nathaniel Thayer, and his brother, John Eliot Thayer. This is an exceptionally un- pretentious building, but is roomy and convenient. The white stone building adjoining is University Hall, built in 1 815, at a cost of $65,000. In this building were formerly the chapel and common dining room, which were given up in 1867 and 1842 respectively. Commencement exercises were also at one time held here. At present the building is used for recitation rooms and the offices of the President and Secretary. South of University Hall is Weld Hall, one of the finest of the dormitories belonging to the College. 10 SOUVENIR GUIDE BOOK, It was built in 1872, the gift of William F. Weld of Boston, in memory of his brother, Stephen Minot Weld. Next to Weld Hall at the south end of the Yard is Gray's Hall, built by the corporation in 1863 as an investment. It was named after the Gray family, three benefactors of the College. Passing between Gray's and Weld we come to Boylston Hall, a granite building erected in 1857, with money left by Ward Nicholas Boylston. It is used for chemical laboratories and lecture rooms. As tablets on its rear wall state, Thomas Hooker, Thomas Shepard and the Wiggles worths, formerly lived on the site which the hall occupies. A few steps east and facing it is Gore Hall, the College Hbrary, built in 1840 with money given by Hon. Christopher Gore. (See picture.) It is built of Quincy granite, fire-proof, of Gothic architecture, and patterned after King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England. Over the entrance is a gilt cross brought from Louisburg in 1 745 by Massachusetts soldiers. The library is open from 9 until 5, and its immense collection of books may be consulted by all persons, whether connected with the University or not. There are minor or departmental libraries, and altogether the Uni- versity has about 450,000 bound volumes and almost as many pamphlets and maps. These as distributed are © &3 HARVARD COLLEGE AND VICINITY. II Gore Hall, .... 323,000 Lawrence Scientific School, . 3,900 Bussey Institute, . . . 3>5oo Observatory Library, . . 7,700 Herbarium Library, . . . 6,650 Law School, . . . 34,000 Divinity School, . . . 26,000 Medical School, . . . 2,050 Museum of Comparative Zoology, . 24,200 Peabody Museum, . . 1,360 Arnold Arboretum, . . , . 5, 500 Seven laboratory and 14 class room libraries, 10,520 448,380 In the art room (reached by a flight of iron stairs from the delivery room) there is quite a little of interest to the visitor, such as original manuscripts, old autographs, a collection of coins, a death mask of Oliver Cromwell, and many other anti- quities. Back of Gore Hall, and northeast of it is Sever Hall. a brick building erected in 1880, a gift of Mrs. A. E. P. Sever, for whom it is named. It contains recitation and lecture rooms, and is by far the finest building the college has for this purpose. To the west and in front of Sever is Appleton Chapel, a sandstone building built in 1858. Its total cost has been about ^68,000, $50,000 of which was given by the executors 12 SOUVENIR GUIDE BOOK, of Samuel Appleton, who left $200,000 for charitable, scientific and literary purposes, and for whom it was named. On the north side of Appleton is the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, but just completed (1895). It is the gift of Mrs. Elizabeth Fogg, who gave ^220,000 for this purpose. It has been harshly criticized from an architectural standpoint, and indeed is not in very good harmony with its surroundings. Leaving the Yard and crossing the street brings us to Memorial Hall, erected in 1874-76, by the graduates of the University. (See picture.) It is by far Harvard's most beautiful building, and contains the memorial transept, the dining hall, and Sanders Theatre, named in honor of Charles Sanders who gave over $60,000 towards the building. The total length is about 300 feet and the tower is about 200 feet high. At its west end is the Statue of John Harvard, given by Samuel J. Bridge, and erected in 1884. (See pic- ture.) It was designed by D. C. French, and is purely an ideal statue as there is no known likeness of John Haivard in existence. It has on its sides the Harvard seal, and that of Emanuel College, Cambridge, England, John Harvard's alma mater. Entering Memorial Hall by the southern entrance (that facing the Art Museum) we are imm-ediately in the transept. HARVARD COLLEGE AND VICINITY. I3 in which are the marble tablets bearhig the names of students and graduates who died in their country's service. On one large tablet is inscribed : THIS HALL Commemorates the Patriotism OF THE Graduates and Students of this University Who Served in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War for the Preservation of the Union, and Upon These Tablets ARE Inscribed the Names of Those Among Them Who Died in that Service. On the left of the transept as we enter is the dining hall, capable of seating over 700. During term time visitors may see the hall during meal time from the balcony. In the hall are many old portraits, a list of which is given in the Appen- dix. The entrance to Sanders Theatre is on the right. This seats 1300 people, and is vised for the University exercises on Class Day and Commencement, and also for public lectures and concerts. Over the stage in latin is the following trans- lated inscription: — " Here in the wilderness did English exiles in the year after the birth of Christ, the sixteen hundred and thirty-sixth, and the sixth after the foundation of their Colony, believing that wisdom should first of all things be cuhivated, by public enactment found a school, and dedicated it to Christ and the Church. Increased by the munificence of John Harvard, again and again assisted by the friends of good learning not only here but abroad, and finally entrusttd 14 SOUVENIR GUIDE BOOK, to the care of its own children, brought safely through from small beginnings to larger estate by the care and judgment and foresight of Presidents, Fellows, Overseers and Faculty, all liberal arts and public and private virtues it has cultivated, it cultivates still. " But they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament ; and they that turn many to righteousness, as the stars forever and ever." On the right facing the stage is a statue of President Quincy by Story. Leaving the hall by the north entrance (we entered at the south) and turning to the right we pass up Kirkland street to Divinity Avenue. Going along Divinity Ave. we pass first on the left The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, which was built in 1877, the gift of George Peabody of Lon- don. The purpose of the Museum is the collection of relics of American archaeology and ethnology, although there are in the Museum some collections from China, Japan and the Pa- cific Islands. The American collections are of course the most complete and interesting, and contain specimens from North and South America. The Museum is open from 9 to 5, week days. Directly opposite Peabody on the other side of the avenue is Divinity Hall, a plain brick building, built in 1826 by the Society for the I HARVARD COLLEGE AND VICINITY. 15 Promotion of Theological Education. It contains the chapel and lecture rooms of the Theological department and 37 stu- dent rooms. Beside the hall is the Divinity School Library, a small and rather pretty building which contains book stacks and reading room. Across the street on the same side as Peabody is the Museum of Comparative Zoology, built in i860, and enlarged in 187 1 and 1880 with money famished by the state and by private subscription. It owes its being chiefly to the untiring efforts of Prof. Louis Agassiz, the great naturalist, who interested legislation in its behalf. It contains one of the most valuable and complete zoological col- lections in existence. The building also contains a great num- ber of lecture rooms, laboratories, and a fire-proof room containing the library. There is little to interest the visitor in the immense collec- tion of animal life which is simihr to that in any Natural History rooms, but one collection in the west end of the building should be missed under no consideration, if one admires the beautiful at all. It is the collection of glass flowers, made by Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka, of Germany, who alone have the secret of doing this beautiful work. They are the gift of Mrs. E. C. Ware and Miss L. M. Ware as a memorial of the late Dr. C. E. Ware of the Class of 1834. The Museum is open week diys from 9 until 5 ; and from May to November, Sundays i to 5. Jr6 SOUVENIR GUIDE BOOK, Leaving the Museum by the western entrance we come out on to Oxford St. North of the Museum on this street are two new dormitories : Conant Hall on the right, the gift of Edwin Conant, Class of 1829, who left about $100,000, to Harvard in 1891 ; and Perkins Hall on the left, the gift of Mrs. Catherine Page Perkins, who gave $150,000 to build a dormitory in memory of her husband's great-grandfather. Rev. Daniel Perkins, his grandfather. Rev. Richard Perkins, and his brother William Foster Perkins, who were graduates of Haivard. Both were finished in 1894. Going down Jarvis St. (the street running into Oxford in front of the Museum) we pass between Jarvis Field on the right, which was formerly the only athletic field of Harvard, but is now used for tennis only, and Holmes Field on our left, used for base ball and track athletics. Half way down the street w^ come to a prison-like brick building named The Carey Building, built for winter practice of the crew, who row in a large tank, the boat being stationary wliile the water moves. The building was erected in 1890, the gift of H. A. Carey. Crossing Holmes Field we come first to a large brick build- ing on our left, statue of John Harvard. HARVARD COLLEGE AND VICINITY. ij Jefferson Physical Laboratory, built in 1884, chiefly the gift of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge. It contains recitation and lecture rooms, several laboratories, and several smaller rooms for special research. The building has arrangements by apartments on separate foundations, to carry on experiments requiring extremely sensitive instru- ments. In front of the Jefferson Laboratory is the Lawrence Scientific School, built in 1848, the gift of Abbot Lawrence of Boston. The building contains drafting and lecture rooms and the electri- cal work-shop. Beside the Scientific School building (to the west) is the Hemenway Gymnasium, built in 1879, the gift of Augustus Hemenway of Boston, who has lately given money for Its enlargement (1895). When finished it will probably be the finest gymnasium in America. It contains the main hall, fitted up with every modern and conceivable gymnastic apparatus, a running track, bowling alleys, baths of every description, and several thousand lockers. Leaving the gymnasium and going west a few steps brings us in sight of Austin Hall, a building of sandstone almost facing the rear of the Gymna- sium. (See picture.) This is the Law School building, built iS SOUVENIR GUIDE BOOK, in 1883, and given by Edwin Austin of Boston in memory of his brother Samuel Austin. It contains the large library, three large lecture rooms, a large comfortable reading room, and the Faculty offices. Between it and the Gymnasium once stood the birthplace of Oliver Wendell Holmes (see picture), which was removed because it obscured the view of a portion of Austin Hall. Going west to Massachusetts Avenue (the main street) and turning to the right, a few steps bring us to Walter Hastings Hall, a rather pretty dormitory, of fancy brick, built in 1890 at a cost of $243,000, the bequest of Walter Hastings. This is the finest dormitory belonging to the University. Going directly across the common (opposite Hastings Hall) to a large stone church with a steeple brings us to the Washington Elm, an old elm tree in the street, surrounded by an iron fence. (See picture.) Here a stone slab informs us that ''Under this Tree Washington First Took Command of the American Army, July 3rd, i775-" On the corner of Mason and Garden Sts., (the tree is at the junction of these two streets) near the tree is Radcliffe College, the successor of the Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women, and perhaps even better known as the " Harvard Annex," as the name Radchffe was adopted but recently (1894). J^ o c HARVARD COLLEGE AND VICINITY. I9 It was planned by Mr. Arthur Gihnan. It opened in 1879, with 27 students, who, for the most part, found homes in vari- ous private famiUes. The College occupies the old Fay House, which has been, however, greatly altered, improved and enlarged. (See picture.) It offers systematic collegiate instruction for women under the professors and instructors of Harvard University. More than 80 of Harvard's instructors are teachers in Radcliffe The courses are identical with those in the University, and the degrees are countersigned by the President of Harvard, as a guarantee that Radcliffe degrees are equivalent to the corres- ponding degrees >< a (to, a o & cn a APPENDIX. 25 Name. Birth and Death. Artists. Thomas Hancock 1703-1764 J. S. Copley. John Thornton Kirkland, 1770-1840 Copy from G. D.D., LL.D. Stuart by Whit- field. John Lovell, A.B. 1708-1778 N. Smybert. John Lowell, LL.D. 1743-1802 John Lowell, LL.D. 1769-1840 John Marshall, LL.D. 1755-1835 John McLean 1761-1823 Thomas Palmer, A.B. 1743-1820 G. S. Newton. John Pierce, D.D. 1773-1849 E. Mooney. Josiah Quincy, LL.D. 1772-1864 W. Page. Sir Richard Saltonstall 1586-1658 Copy by C.Osgood John Gaspar Sporzheim, M.D. 1776-1832 A. Fisher. Joseph Story, LL.D. 1779-1845 G. Stuart. Col. Robert Gould Shaw 1837-1863 W. Page. William Stoughton, A.B. 1632-1701 Joseph Tuckerman, D.D. 1778-1840 F. Alexander. Samuel Cooper Thacher,D.D. 1785-1818 G. S. Newton. Sir Benjamin Thompson 1753-1814 Copy from Keller- (Count Rumford.) hofer, by W. Page • George Washington, LL.D. 1732-1799 E. Savage. George Washington, LL.D. 1732-1799 J. Trumbull. BushroJ Washington, LL.D. 1759-1829 Benjamin Wadswjrth, D.D. 1669-1737 John Winthrop 1587-1649 John Wmthrop 1587-1649 Copy from Van Dyck. Thom.is VVrenn Ward 1786-1858 W. Page. 26 SOUVENIR GUIDE BOOK, Name. Birth and Death. Simuel Willard, D.D. 1640- 1707 Geome Whitefield, D.D. Artists. Tames Walker, D.D., LL.D. 1714-1770 I 794-1874 W. Hu;it. BUSTS. Samuel Apple ton General VV^illiam F. Barllett Benjamin Bussey Ralph Waldo Emerson, LL.D. Edw. Everett, LL.D., D.C.L. John Farrar, LL.D. Cornelius Conway Felton, LL.D. Christopher Gore, LL.D. George Hayward, M.D. John Thornton Kirkland, • D.D., LL.D. Col. Charles Russell Lowell Henry Wads worth Longfel- low, LL.D. John Parker, Jr., John Pierce, D.D., Josiah Qaincy, LL.D. Charles Sumner, LL.D. Joseph Story, LL.D. Jared Sparks, LL.D. George Washington, LL.D. James Walker, D.D., LL.D. 1766-1853 1840-1876 1758-1842 1803-1892 1794-1865 1780-1853 1807-1862 H. Greenough. D. C. French. S. V. Clevenger. D. C. French. S. V. Clevenger. H. Poweri. H. Dexter. 1758- 1 82 7 Miss L. Lander. 1791-1863 R. S. Greenough. 1 770-1840 T. A. Carew. 1835-1864 D. C. French. 1807-1882 T. Brock. 1783.1844 ^773-1849 1 722-1864 1811-1873 1779-1845 1789-1866 1732-1799 H. Powers. T. A. Carew. T. Crawfjrd. E. A. Brackett. W. W. Quincy. H. Powers. H3udon 1794-1874 H. Dexter. Z,oiigfello\v House {Craigie House). A prc0l^cnt9 of tbc llliuvcieit^) AND THEIR TERMS OF SERVICE. Hknry Dun'Stlr, . 164O-1654. Charles Chauxcy, 1654-1671. Leonakd Hoar, . 1672-1674. Uriah Oakks, . 1675-1681. John Rogers, . 16S2-1684. Incrkask Mather, . 1685-1701. Samuel Willard, . 170I-1707. John Leveketj', . 1707-1724. ]>ENJVM[N WaDSWORTH, 1725-1736. Edward Holyoke, . 1737-1769. bAMUi'-L Locke, . 1770-1773. Samuel Langugn, . I774-1780. Joseph Willard, . 1781-1804. Samuel Webber, . . 1806-181O. John Thornton Kirkland, 181O-1828. Josiah Quixc/, . 1829-1845. Edward Everett, . 1846-1849. Jared Sparks, . 1849-1853. James Walker, , 1853-1860. Cornelius Con^vay F ELTON, . 1860-1862. Thomas Hill, . I.S62-1868. Charles William Eliot, 1869- lI^^Do you ever experience difficulty in securing a cer- tain piece of music that you want very much ? .. IF so, JUST WRITE TO BRIQQS & BRIQQS, 1274 Massachusetts Ave., (Opp.Coltege Library,) CAMBRIDGE, MASS. AND YOU WILL GET IT AT ONCE They carry all the Latest Popular Songs, Marches, etc. A complete assortment of College Song Books, and all the Harvard H. P. and Pi Eta Plays. Music for Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar. Strings of the Finest Quality, and Instruments of Every Description, Lovers of art are more and more turning their attention to reproductions of Antique and Modern Sculpture. They have been however, generally at a loss where to find good and authentic reproductions, as the makers of such have gen- erally confined their attention to supplying Art Schools. However, Art dealers and Art Schools may now obtain Perfect Casts at Fair Prices from Manufacturer and Wholesaler of Plastic Reproductions of Antique and Modern Sculpture and Art Novelties. Correspondence Solicited. Showroom and Office, .-_».-.^i^ Harvard Sq., Cambridge, Mass. / The Education of Girls. The editor of Harper'S Magazine wrote twice last year about schools for girls. In the Editor's Table for November, 1894, he mentions especially the " multiplication of private schools of a hio"h order," and says: "This movement is not accounted for by an undemocratic reluctance to submit well-bred children to the associations of the popular schools, but by the failure of those schools to give the sort of intellectual and moral training desired — that is, the sort of training that raises the ideal of life. "What is wanted," the editor continues, "is an institution under individual management" — " not for mere experiments, but for development founded upon experience and suited to the capacities and the positions of the great variety of scholars." This is a fair description of the organization and the aims of THE CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL, established at Cambridge, Mass., for the best cultivation of young ladies who wish to take advantage of those uncommon opportunities which can be found only in such a place as the intellectual capital of New England. It has been well said that "Eastern Massachusetts is probably the most highly organized community in the world," and that the same amount of intellectual and material energy of will and intelligence is nowhere else expended urjon the development of the human individual. Young ladies come to Cambridge from distant portions of the land to share these privileges ; and they get much more than they are promised, for the atmosphere of the place counts for more, even, than the curriculum of the School, Manuals are sent to any address, on application to Mr. Arthur Oilman, the Director of the Cambridge School, No. 79 Brattle St., Cambridge, Mass.