Word: america
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...very noteworthy feature in the economic courses now given at Harvard in the prominence of the historical method. Professor Dunbar lectures upon the economic history of Europe and America since the seven years war, and also upon the history of financial legislation in the United States. Assistant-Prof. Laughlin considers the economic effect of land tenures in England, Ireland, France and Germany-a subject from the standpoint of economic history, the most important in the whole field. Assistant-Prof. Taussig lectures upon the history of economic theory and upon the history of tariff legislation in the United States. The creation...
...independent chair in all our better institutions of learning. The first incumbent of the McLean Professorship of ancient and modern history, was Jared Sparks, A. M., who was at that time engaged upon the pioneer work in the field of American history. Although Cornell was the first institution in America to establish a special chair for this branch of historical instruction, the most important to Americans, Harvard was the first to bring American history into decided prominence by the encouragement of original lectures upon this subject by Professor Sparks...
...popular man, and when he became president the students always felt that he was on their side. His was a large and generous idea, and in all of his published work he has deserved well of his country, but the idea of the practical teaching of history, even of America, was yet to evolve from the tutorial system of Harvard College...
...book for America is to be issued next month that will prove of great interest to all historians and playgoers. It is entitled "The Playgoers' Year-Book; Story of the Stage in Boston, for the Year 1887." As all the leading dramatic attractions visit Boston, the book will in reality be a review of the American stage for the past year. Paris and London have reviews of this character, but this is the first one ever issued in America. It is written by Mr. Charles E. L. Wingate, Harvard '83, formerly news editor of the Harvard Herald...
...Such an organization as the Knights of Labor develops the spirit of bro herhood and enables the stronger to aid the weaker, (b) the order admits working women and negroes.- R. T. Ely, "Labor Movement in America...