Word: american
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...corespondent which has been going on in the columns of the Nation with reference to the American use of the word "college" has given occasion for some very interesting quotations from the Harvard archives. In a letter which appears, in the current number, Mr. W. G. Brown of the University Library rejects the assertion that the word "College" as applied to a single building in the early records, was a dialectal use which sprang up in America. He quotes two items from an old inventory of the college property, dated twenty years after the founding. They refer...
...Harvard from the English system, though it had never really been copied, is especially interesting now in view of the discussion of the subject which has been taken up within recent years. The fact that with the growth of Harvard and its development along what may roughly be termed American lines, the old "college" system disappeared, would seem to establish the view that its application under present conditions would be impracticable...
During the spring of 1896 two fellowships in Greek Archeology will be awarded by the managing committee of the American School at Athens. Each will be of the value of $600, to be held during the college year '96-'97. These awards are open to competition from all Bachelors of Arts of universities or colleges in the United States. While a written examination will constitute the chief basis of award, other evidences of ability and attainments, displayed during the period during which it is held, will be duly considered. The examinations will take place at any college which the candidate...
...Fireside Encyclopedia of Poetry," comprising the best poems of the most famous writers, English and American, compiled and edited by Henry T. Coates. Thirty-first edition, revised and enlarged. Published by Porter and Coates, Philadelphia...
...unite, in a public way, the spirit of individuals assembled here for the cultivation of a generous feeling toward the welfare of our nation. The formation of the young men's various political clubs is a step in the right direction, and as there is no place on the American continent that will begin to compare with Harvard for its young men of ambition, enterprise and patriotism, all movements towards the improvement of our body politic should receive the encouragement of every Harvard...