Word: america
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Professor Boyesen was born in Norway in 1848. In 1869 he came to America where he began life in Chicago as an editor of a Norwegian-Danish newspaper. Later he accepted a professorship of Latin and Greek in Urbana University, Ohio. In 1874 he was made assistant professor of German at Cornell University, and in 1875 was made a full professor. He remained there until 1880, when he went to New York with a view of devoting himself entirely to literature. In 1881 he accepted an instructorship in German in Columbia College, and was appointed professor in German...
...Bredin of the London Athletic Club, who was to have been one of the members of the team of that organization now in the United States, but who declined to go, has cabled to America offering to defray the expenses of Kilpatrick and Conneff of the New York Athletic Club, respectively the champion runners at 440 and 880 yards, and one, three and five miles, if they will come to England and compete in the Stamford Bridge games in November, with himself and Bacon respectively, the contest between himself and Kilpatrick to be at a distance of half a mile...
...very important part the graduates of Harvard have played in the development of music in the country. The Harvard Musical Association which is composed of graduates in or near Boston who are interested in music, is, we believe, one of the oldest organizations of its kind in America. It was largely through its efforts and the public spirit of Mr. Higginson that the Boston Symphony concerts were established...
...this society you share in the hopes and in the honor of the other members. We welcome you to this body of studious and devoted men, and also to something more, to a place more bound up with the traditions of learning and science than any other in America. You have come here for an education. It is an interesting question what do you expect this education to do for you? There is an almost infinite variety of choice in the studies which you may pursue. What do you expect to attain? I will just mention one thing for which...
...said that the method which was adopted a few years ago with fear and trembling is based upon the profound conviction of the importance of religion as the basis of character. The board of preachers believe that the voluntary method shows larger faith in forming character and manhood in America than any other...