General information about Harvard curriculum in 1870-1871.

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General information about Harvard curriculum in 1870-1871.

Contains notices on lectures, a tabular view of exercises, the general and annual scales of the senior class (Class of 1871), a list of examination times and places, and a newsclipping on practical science at Harvard, regarding the appointment of Charles F. Hoffman as professor of topographical engineering.

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