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Newspaper
Massachusetts Cambridge Chronicle
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1849
Page
2
A speaker urges young gentlemen to guard their reputation, pursue virtue, and strive for excellence and integrity. He asks students to remember anxious parents, remain true to themselves and their work, and leave with an approving conscience and hopeful future.
A fragmented column mixes poetic lines about execution and satire with sketches of wealth, retirement, and leisure. It cites Harvard and a bustling Broadway scene, notes on Lamb and India House, and comments on a Woburn horticulturist toads. The Detroit Bulletin reports Ohio debt from canal improvements and a wild cat sighting near Manchester, with rifle-fire ending its chase.
The 1849 Harvard anniversary occurred on June 22 with bright but hot weather. A procession began at University Hall, then to the President’s house for a collation, followed by a Chapel service, songs, and a class ode. The Seniors returned to Harvard Hall for more festivities, including dancing near the Elm and a levee hosted by President Everett. The event drew attention for its elegant display of female attendees and notable speakers James Pierce and James E. Oliver, with praise for the day’s management and memories to last.
An old Chronicle essay compares Puritan use of catechism as moral instruction with modern schooling. It cites 1642 Massachusetts law requiring masters to catechize children weekly and a Lexington church record favoring Bible and Assembly’s Catechism in schools, arguing this served public morals.
The Cambridge Chronicle prints a correspondent's defense of his view on whether colonial laws mandated catechism teaching. After reviewing Coffin’s History of Newbury and ancient statutes, the writer concedes no fixed fine for neglecting catechism, suggesting penalties once meant guardianship loss or corporal punishment. A note from Coffin supports no fines for neglect. the article hints broader indictments for attendance at public worship.
The Cambridge Chronicle argues a Cambridge Police Court is needed to curb growing minor offenses and rowdyism. It cites urban expansion, foreign influx, and inadequacies of justices of the peace. A public report endorses establishing a court to ensure prompt, impartial justice separate from ordinary offices.
President Sparks reports on the inaugural address from the Evening Traveller. The piece argues the elective course undermines mental discipline, increases inequities, and weakens practical preparation. It calls for reform, wider circulation, and public debate on collegiate education.
The article discusses the university's aim to cultivate stronger men via thorough discipline, leveraging its superior advantages and facilities to influence the age and world through educated leaders and citizens.
A Boston newspaper reports a clash near Harvard during the inauguration day. Police, under City Marshal orders, faced attack as a procession passed a crowded doorway. Warnings of warrants against several participants follow the incident, with officials stressing forbearance and the duty to maintain law and order.
The American Art Union reports rapid growth to over 1600 members and annual income above $80,000 allowing purchase of native artworks and distribution by lot among members. Editor urges a national gallery concept and notes Cambridge secretary James Munroe. Boston allocates 400000 for Cochituate water to East Boston with Chelsea bridge proposal and Charlestown crossing plan.
The article proposes laying pipes from Captain's Island across the river to Cambridge to supply the Lower Port with Cochituate water at modest cost without harming Boston interests. It calls for a citizens meeting and a committee to study feasibility and urges timely action. It also notes Independence Day will be observed rationally amid cholera concerns.
A fifty page pamphlet from Beaton and University investigators shows water from Lake Cochitoate passing through iron mains and lead distribution pipes may safely be used as a beverage. The study details experiments on how water interacts with different pipe metals and concludes current materials can be used for service pipes.
The report shows 265 Sunday schools in Massachusetts with 5 857 teachers and 45 601 scholars, connected with 22 schools yielding 78 855 volumes. Of the scholars 1 064 have committed the Shorter Catechism, 640 in the past year. depository business last year totaled $20 047 86.
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