Word: americanisms
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Henry Sylvester Nash '78, "Professor of New Testament literature and interpretation in the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, historian of the Higher Criticism of the New Testament, a leading scholar in the American branch of the Anglican Church, who treads the path that leads towards truth...
James Bryce, "British ambassador to the United States, best expounder of the principles and practices of the American democracy, intimate friend and servant of two kindred peoples that have now made up their minds to stand together for freedom, peace and law throughout the world...
Jean Jules Jusserand, "Professional Republican diplomat from youth, eminent man of letters, who chose his subjects from English social and literary history, Ambassador of France at Washington, to whom and through whom the American people would gladly express their obligation to the genius of the French people, under monarchy, empire and republic alike...
Wesley Earle Dunkle '08S., of Pittsburg, three, prepared for college at the Warren High School, Warren, Pa. Last year he rowed seven on the 1909 freshman crew and this year was bow on the Yale second crew that rowed in the American Henley Regatta. Age, 20 years, 3 months, height, 6 feet, weight, 173 pounds...
...Springfield High School, where he rowed four on the school crew for one year. He was bow on the 1908 freshman crew, and last year was bow on the university four-oar. This year he rowed in the corresponding position on the Yale second crew that went to the American Henley. Age, 21 years, 1 month, height, 6 feet, 1-2 inch, weight, 164 pounds...