Word: american
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...American Statesman at 80 cents, till Feb. 7. The 14th vol. Thos. H. Benton, is ready. Also C. D. Warner's, Their Pilgrimage; Symon's Introduction to the study of Browning; and Rolfe's editions of Childe Harold, and Scott's Poems...
...Walker of the Institute of Technology has been elected president of the American Statistical Society...
...assure itself that the candidate has concentrated himself on a defined group of studies and that he has certain absolute qualifications for the degree he applies for. That Princeton should make this new departure is rather a surprise, but now that she has concentrated the attention of the American college world upon herself we do not doubt that she will make strenuous efforts to show up the new plan in its best aspect...
...collection of books, the gathering of which has been Mr. White's lifework, consists of about 30,000 volumes, 10,000 valuable pamhlets and many manuscripts. It has cost more than $100,000, and its present value cannot be estimated. Remarkable are the collections upon French, German, English and American history; upon the middle ages, the Jesuits and the inquisition; the early history of the natural sciences and of political economy. With the French revolution it is especially rich. The collection of periodicals includes complete sets of the famous journals of Robespierre, Mirabeau and Marat. - Daily Advertiser...
...account of the department is complete without a mention of the Seminary. This important association technically called the "Seminary of American History and Economics," meets every Friday evening for two hours. The exercises consist of reviews of current historical and economic literature and the presentation and discussion of papers. During the fall months two live talks on current questions were given. The first was by Edward P. Allinson, a young lawyer in Philadelphia, interested in the reform movement in city politics there. Mr. Allinson gave a running epitome of his historical study of "City Government in Philadelphia." The second...