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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. 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
 who, as an appreciative critic, publisher, and editor, probably did more to elevate, inspire, and sustain the general literary tone of the city than any other single person. In these stirring days facile American genius springs up, like brush fires, from coast to coast. Novels pour in from the West, the Middle West, the South. To superficial outsiders it may seem as if Boston might be hard-pressed to 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 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. THE SCARLET LETTER AND HE WHO AS AN APPRECIATIVE CRITIC PUBLISHER AND EDITOR PROBABLY DID MORE TO ELEVATE INSPIRE AND SUSTAIN THE GENERAL LITERARY TONE OF THE CITY THAN ANY OTHER SINGLE PERSON IN THESE STIRRING DAYS FACILE AMERICAN GENIUS SPRINGS UP LIKE BRUSH FIRES FROM COAST TO COAST NOVELS POUR IN FROM THE WEST THE MIDDLE WEST THE SOUTH TO SUPERFICIAL OUTSIDERS IT MAY SEEM AS IF BOSTON MIGHT BE HARD PRESSED TO 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
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