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THE Quincy statue is finally at rest upon its pedestal; but what a pedestal Brick cased in wood! Times may be hard, and the College may be poor, but it really seems as if the Corporation might have voted the small sum necessary to establish our ex-President on a sound footing in his new position. The beautiful statue, which was so generously presented to the College, has indeed been treated with singular inhospitality ever since its arrival. About three months ago it was tossed down in a corner of the vestibule in Memorial Hall, with the packing case half opened; and in that insecure position it remained till a week ago, when it was moved to Sanders Theatre. It hardly seems possible that so long a time was necessary for building so cheap and flimsy a pedestal, unless indeed the Corporation have been engaged in collecting the bricks in the streets, to economize the price even of this inexpensive material.

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