Word: americanisms
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...North American Review--"Extemporaneous Sociability," by P. Collier S.T.B. '82; "Work of the Second Peace Conference," by M. W. Hazeltine '62; "Whittier," by W. L. Phelps...
...American--"The Rise of David Warfield," by W. P. Eaton...
...annual meetings of the American Associations of History, Economics, Sociology, Political Science, and Organized Labor, will be held at Madison, Wisconsin, from Saturday, December 28, to Tuesday, December 31, inclusive. This year's meetings should be particularly interesting to members of the University owing to the unusually large number of Harvard graduates who are to play a prominent part in them. The conferences of the various societies will, as usual, consist in the reading of original papers by prominent members, followed by an informal general discussion. Another important features will be the continuance of the system of round tables established...
...Stefansson accompanied the Anglo-American polar expedition which started for the Arctic regions in the spring of 1906, as ethnologist, and collected archaeological and ethnological material for the Peabody Museum. At present he is writing an article on the "Anglo-American Polar Expedition" for Harper's Magazine...
...should cease to look upon actors as a class who turn to the stage from a want of anything better. The American stage depends upon more than transient stars for its real value as an educational influence and a transmittendum to posterity. Should not Harvard with its recognized advantages do its part toward developing actors of recognized ability? We demand the highest qualifications for teachers and members of other professions. Is there any real reason why we should not demand an equally high standard for the men who divert us in our leisure hours, and, since demands alone are generally...