Word: americanism
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...associations. During the past few weeks the Oxford Athletic Association has been occupied with an extensive correspondence with the Athletic Association of the University of Pennsylvania. Representatives of the University of Pennsylvania requested a team to be selected from Oxford and Cambridge to meet the winners of the American intercollegiate games, the American athletes to come to England...
...them, were served in their own cabins, and, under the direction of Mr. Courtney, the coach of the crew, every precaution was taken to have them land in England in first-class shape. At breakfast this morning the crew were presented with an address from 175 of the American passengers wishing them success in their undertaking...
Since the success of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens was assured there has been a general wish to see the establishment of a similar school in Rome. With this in view, a committee of about seventy-five men, representing the forty-four leading colleges and universities of the United States and almost every city of importance, was appointed by the Archaeological Institute of America to consider the feasibility of its establishment. At a meeting of the council of he Institute at New York on May 11, the school at Rome was taken into fellowship with the Archaeological...
...covered will depend upon the judgment of the committee, the resources of the school, the special qualifications of the different directors, and the requirements of the students. Study will be made of ancient sites in Italy and the work will doubtless result in publications similar to those of the American School at Athens. The students will be expected to spend the majority of the time in Rome and the rest in travel through Italy and Greece and one or more archaeological journeys will be made every year by the directors and students...
...Lampoon has under consideration the issuing of a special Class Day number. The issue will be made up almost entirely of contributions of former editors, many of whom are connected with leading American comic weeklies...