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notes

1

The History of Harvard University, by Josiah Quincy, LL. D., Vol. I. pp. 42, 43. All the facts relating to the history of the College are taken from this work.

2

The Office and Work of Universities, by John Henry Newman.

3

St. Augustine records his connection, when a student at Carthage, with the "Eversores" (Destructives), an association which flourished at that university.

4

Raumer's "History of German Universities." Translated by Frederic B. Perkins.

5

"C'est ainsi que peu à peu ils [that is, "les lettres"] parvinrent à sapper les fondements du pouvoir féodal et à élever l'étendard royal là où flottait la bannière du baron."—Histoire de l'Université, par M. Eugene Dubarle, Vol. I. p. 135.

6

One of the aboriginal names of Lake Champlain signifies the open door of the country.