Word: american
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Cambridge in April, as has been suggested by the newspapers, is out of the question. Yale has only a week's vacation in April, and it would not be possible for the men to go across the water then. They would lose too much time from their work. No American college crew ought to go abroad for a race without calculating for at the very least estimate, five weeks for the trip. A week for the voyage, and a month in which to get over illness consequent upon a long sea journey and in which to get in physical condition...
...movement has been set on foot by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts to send an American archaeologist to Egypt, and to forward for the Boston Museum of Fine Arts some of the sculptures which are being unearthed...
This is the first time an American has been engaged in these explorations and for this reason, aside from the value of the results, the undertaking is of great interest, not only to archaeologists but also to all students of biblical history and all interested in fine arts...
...December number of the Magazine of American History is essentially a Christmas edition. Two beautiful engravings of Rembrandt Peale's portraits of George and Martha Washington are the frontis-pieces. They have been contributed by Miss Stokes and have never been published before. "The Inauguration of Washington in 1789" is a paper well-worth reading, especially interesting in connection with the coming celebration of New York city...
...Canada, is given. He describes and illustrates the notable places of interest in the northwest. A short but rather clever story entitled; "A Critical Situation," an adventure in London, follows. But the feature of the number for Harvard is the first of a series of articles on American College Athletics, by Mr. Hallowell, a member of last year's graduating class. It is on Harvard University and presents all the leading features of our yearly athletic events. The author gives a detailed account of the organization and subsequent work of the athletic association, and adds a picture...