long the successful editor of the North American 

 Review. Awkward and labored in his delivery, 

 his sermons abound in deep, earnest thought, sim- 

 ply and forcibly expressed. Their theology would 

 pass muster with any Methodist congregation, 

 though the preacher is theoretically a staunch Uni- 

 tarian of the old school. Regular attendants upon 

 this service are Prof. Longfellow, the Hon. John 

 G. Palfrey, New England's historian, whose resi- 

 dence is close at hand, Prof. Wyman, the anato- 

 mist, and many of the Professors. 



Prof. Asa Gray, the botanist, and some others 

 cling to the old. Harvard fnith, the congregational. 



The library is in Gore Hall, a Yankee Gothic 

 granite structure, built in imitation of Kings 

 College Chapel, Cambridge University. This is 

 not nearly so commodious as our own Rich Hall, 

 and is very inconveniently crammed with books, 

 while four enormous stacks of steam pipes connect- 

 ed with the heating apparatus, add to the cramped 

 appearance of the room. The annual increase of 

 the library is small, and the management very con- 

 servative. 



A noticeable feature is the presence of young 

 lady assistants, who trip about the room apparently 

 understanding and enjoying their business. 



Take it for all in all, Harvard is our nearest ap- 

 proach to the grand old universities of Europe. 

 Its liberal and far sighted policy render it certain 

 that when America is ready for a true university, 

 Cambridge will be its seat, q^ a ^~> .v.tj. 



