Word: americanism
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...following are a few of the blood curdling names of the literary societies of American colleges: Zetagathian, Erodelphian, Demosthenian, Philologian, Oiogarthenian, Aelionian, Orthopatetic, Eccritean, Aletheorean, Erisophian...
Prof. Drummond then spoke most earnestly on the subject of Christianity. He had not come here to preach, but to help-to try to remove the misconception in men's minds in regard to Christianity. In most American colleges, men don't know much about Christianity. In Scotland they are brought up on religion and see more of the questions which puzzle American students. Christ's yoke is no bondage as many men think. What is a yoke for? A yoke is a wooden collar intended to lighten the ox's burden. So Christ's yoke is put upon...
ARTICLE I.The name of this Association shall be the American Intercollegiate FootBall Association...
...English pole vaulter, raised his American record to 11 feet 11/2 inches, and W. J. Barry broke the record for throwing the hammer in the English style. making 121 feet 7 inches, at N. Y. A. C. games on Saturday...
...Cambridge next week' and will speak in Appleton Chapel tomorrow evening, is a man whom the University should be glad to welcome. The single book which he has written has already made him famous on both sides of the water. He comes to America desiring to speak to American students on the subject which he has most at heart. The addresses that he has made during the autumn at Williams and Yale have aroused great interest, and inspired much serious thought. Harvard certainly ought not to be behind other colleges in readiness to is to an earnest and scholarly Christian...