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Harvard is, of course, across the river in Cambridge, and preparatory schools and colleges dot the suburbs in every direction, upholding the cultural traditions of a city which has proved itself peculiarly fitted to educational interests. HARVARD IS OF COURSE ACROSS THE RIVER IN CAMBRIDGE AND PREPARATORY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES DOT THE SUBURBS IN EVERY DIRECTION UPHOLDING THE CULTURAL TRADITIONS OF A CITY WHICH HAS PROVED ITSELF PECULIARLY FITTED TO EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS
aurels green, but Boston herself has no fears. Her present may not shine with so unique a brilliance as her past, but her past gains in luster with each succeeding year. Nothing can ever take from Boston her high literary prestige. While we are still on Beacon Hill we can look out, not only upon the past, but upon the future. Those white domes and pillars gleaming like Greek temples across the blue Charles, are the new buildings of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and surely Greek temples were never lovelier, nor dedicated to more earnest pursuit of things not mundane. Quite as beautiful and quite as Grecian as the Technology buildings is the noble marble group of the School of Medicine of Harvard University, out by the Fenlands--that section of the city which is rapidly becoming a students' quarter, with its Simmons College, the New England Conservatory of Music, art schools, gymnasiums, private and technical schools of all descriptions, and its body of over 12,000 students. O KEEP HER LAURELS GREEN BUT BOSTON HERSELF HAS NO FEARS HER PRESENT MAY NOT SHINE WITH SO UNIQUE A BRILLIANCE AS HER PAST BUT HER PAST GAINS IN LUSTRE WITH EACH SUCCEEDING YEAR NOTHING CAN EVER TAKE FROM BOSTON HER HIGH LITERARY PRESTIGE WHILE WE ARE STILL ON BEACON HILL WE CAN LOOK OUT NOT ONLY UPON THE PAST BUT UPON THE FUTURE THOSE WHITE DOMES AND PILLARS GLEAMING LIKE GREEK TEMPLES ACROSS THE BLUE CHARLES ARE THE DEE BUILDINGS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SURELY GREEK TEMPLES WERE NEVER LOVELIER NOR DEDICATED TO MORE EARNEST PURSUIT OF THINGS NOT MUNDANE QUITE AS BEAUTIFUL AND QUITE AS GRECIAN AS THE TECHNOLOGY BUILDINGS IS THE NOBLE MARBLE GROUP OF THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY OUT BY THE FENLAYANS THAT SECTION OF THE CITY WHICH IS RAPIDLY BECOMING A STUDENTS QUARTER WITH ITS SYMONDS COLLEGE THE NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC ART SCHOOLS GYMNASIUMS PRIVATE AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS AND ITS BODY OF OVER TWELVE THOUSAND STUDENTS
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