Word: american
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Among the specimens illustrating the products of maize is a set of twenty-five large jars obtained through the kindness of Professor Sharples. Among the principal ones are starch, British gum, American gum, closely resembling gum arabic, certain sugars and caramels, corn oil, gluten meal, and the various cattle feeds. Near this are ears of corn illustrating the more important varieties of maize, from that of Mexico, in which each kernel is covered with a separate husk, to the very minute ears of the smallest popcorn. As opportunity offers, the other cereals are to be illustrated in the same...
...Catholic Club held a "smoke talk" last evening. There was a large attendance of members. Rev. Father W. H. O'Connell of St. Joseph's Church, Boston, gave an interesting talk on student life in the American school at Rome. He spoke feelingly of the inspiration to study in Rome, the centre of Christianity and the receptacle of the best relics and works of art of all ages and men. He said that the associations of Rome, which so firmly fix upon the young ecclesiastic the importance of his calling, are almost of more importance than the immediate study that...
Number 13 of the "American History Leaflets" entitled "Coronado's Journey to New Mexico and the Great Plains...
...main trouble with American architects is that they undertake too much to do it well. The result is that the composition of their plans becomes a mere matter of business without any vestige of art, which should, by rights, play so important a part...
Originality is another of the evils which confront the American architect of the present day. The real cause for this difficulty is that Americans are constantly striving to be different from every one else and in consequence are original when there is no real necessity. True originality lies in the ability to separate the good from the evil in our own work, and if we compose in the right way we can never cease to be original...