THE CONCORDIENSIS. VoL. I. ScHENECTADY, N. Y., January, 1878. No.3· UNION UNIVERSITY. REV. E. N. POTTER, D. D., PRESIDENT. UNION COLLEGE, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE. ALBANY MEDICAl: CoLLEGE.-Term commences First Tuesday in SCHENECTADY, N. Y. September and contmues twenty weeks. The plan of instruction combines clinical teaching, With lectures. Special opportunities for -0- the study of chemistry and of practical anatomy. ExPE!\s:Es.-Matriculation fee, $s. Term fee, $IOo. Perpetual the I. CLASSICAL CouRsE.-The Classical Course is the usual bacca­ Ticket, $rso. Graduation fee, $25. Dissecting fee, $s. Fee for labora­ laureate course of American colleges. Students may be permitted to tory course, $ro. Histological course, $ro. For Circulars, address, ding pursue additional studies in either of the other courses. PROF. JACOBs. MOS~ER, M.D., REGISTRAR, . z. .SciENTIFIC CouRSE.-ln the Scientific Course the modern lan­ Albany, N. Y. guages are substituted for the ancient, and the amount .of mathematical DEPARTMENT OF LAW. and English studies is increased. 3· SCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING.-The student in this depart­ THE ALEANY LAw ScHOOL.-The Course of Instruction consists of T, ment enjoys advantages nowhere surpassed, in the course of instruc­ three terms: the fin;t commencing September 4th, the Second N ovem­ tion, in its collectiOn of ·models, instruments and books, the ber 27th, and the third i\iarch sth; each term consisting of twelve 'endent. accumulations of many years by the late Professor Gillespie, and also weeks. The advantages for the study ot the l~w, at Albany, are as in unusal facilities for acquiring a practical knowledge of instrumental great as can be found anywhere. The Law L1brary of the State is field work. open to Students; the General Terms of the Supreme Court of the Third Department, and all the terms of the Court of Appeals. 4· EcLECTIC CouRsE.-An Eclectic Course, consisting of studies l'~ee for single term, $so; for two terms, $go; for three, $r3o. selected at pleasure from the preceding courses, may be taken by any one who, upon examination, is found qualified to pursue it. On the For information, address completion of this a certificate of attainment will be given. ISAAC EDWARDS, LL.D., DEAN, Albany, N. Y. m, There are also special courses in Analytical Chemistry, Metallurgy and Natural History. THE DUDLEY OBSERVATORY. For Catalogues, or for special information, address This Department of the University is located at Albany, and is devoted especially to Astronomy and Meteorology. Weekly E. M. JENKINS, REGISTRAR, For information, address PROF. LEWIS BOSS, Schenectady, N. Y. Albany, N. Y. ::>a ceo. G. C. 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There lies far richer, truer wealth, Surpassing far all outward grace, THAT LETTER. It is her own, her own true self. He knows the day, almost the hour Ovocz~. :s, When he shall seize the treasured prize ; And, watching, when the mail comes in, ~. Y. He tells the story with his eyes. LOYAL'fY· TO ALMA MATER. What is it paints his manly cheek, What relation does a student bear to the ,S. Dispels the shadow fron1 his soul, college of his choice? Is it simply so tnuch Shoots rays of sunshine from his eyes? instruction for so much money, and when the Lights up and beautifies the whole! bills are paid, is the rna tter ended? Does the ;vork Not tinted sheet with edge of gold; institution that furnishes him kno\vledge stand Nor violet -jet, in beauty traced; on the same footing as those which sell him Nor rounded sentence, classic skill, Though be the whole with po'try graced.· any thing else, and deserve as little gratitude ? N. Y. That is what most graduates practically declare Nor is it yet the jeweled hand when they get into the world. But it is not That all in silence traced the lines; Nor yet the rosy dimpled cheek; true. The relation is not commercial, but per­ Nor silvery voice like evening chimes. sonal-not only personal but filial. rER " Honor thy father and thy mother," said the If these were rtll, he'd soon forget Y. rrhe very birth-day of the flower ; voice on Sinai, and every human heart has re­ The charming fragrance of the bud cognized the sacredness of their claims, yet Would breathe in vain its magic power. why does one's Alma Mater deserve less honor ~MPS. If these were atl, the violet curves, than a natural parent ? She is the mother of As disappears the parting day, his higher life-the mental. She watches over N, Would softly, yea but surely fade, him as faithfully, almost as affectionately. She The tinted sheet grow old and gray. ~EET develops his better povvers-recei ves him weak, The sparkling rays of sunny hope, sends him forth strong. Reflected from his eyes before, A college is not merely a mass of buildings Would pass ·behind a gloomy cloud, • And there go out to shine no n1ore. and apparatus. Walls, libraries, museums are ~s, Silver but its lifeless body. It has a spirit. She is To him, the rose would have no charm, :y Goods. personal. The transfused life of those who The 1' dimple" might to wrinkles grow; Poetic lines the jeweled hand loved her has made her animate. Hundreds L), Around hin1 vainly now could throw. of minds have gone to form her one great mind. But, ah, 'tis more , this i.s not all, The unselfish devotion and anxious sympathy, [ES, These are but fringe that gild the whole, which many hearts have shown, beam from her And fading rays that e'er escape countenance. A spirit, gathered out of many r:JS Frmn out the windows of the soul. years, broods over her foster-children. The Why is it sunshine never fails, relation thus established cannot be mercenary. IY, N. Y. And sumn1er's music's ever heard? Money cannot acquit us of such a debt. The Behind the shining shines the sun ; Behind the music sings the bird. services of her benefactors and devoted teachers THE CONCOR:DJENSIS. z6 being freely given,. cannot be bought. There same man won a me§al; nor need we feel is loving care on the one side, there must be obliged to ground our faith wholly on this one loving care on the other. In our youth she: man, for he was beaten in two events at our Ja Y. nurtures us, in our manhood let us comfort her. Fall meeting here. wc. Let us at all times carry the thought, that Many of us are willing to, and do spend some of once there came to us through Alma Mater time and money e<JJch year for the promotion ed gracious influences, which the givers would have .• of an athletic spirit in the college, and, with us return through the same medium, and as we ', such an organization as we suggest, this could have a sense of honor, let us fulfill our obliga- : i>e done with far greater advantage than at pr tions.