Word: americas
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...former discussion, is more or less in the same line, as it has always been taken for granted that New York would be the seat of the national university. The writer in the Cynic opposes the idea of a national university in very positive language. "Hundreds of colleges in America owe their origin to certain wants that a national university could not supply. The small colleges are usually less expensive than the large. Men whose means are limited discover in these institutions the facilities which are suited to their needs; while those who shun excitement find in the same places...
...practically gives Harvard the precedence over Yale in athletic sports for the year to come. So crushing a defeat can hardly be retrieved in less time, even by so great a college as that at New Haven. The crew that has won for Harvard the "amateur champion ship of America" will not soon be forgotten...
...destruction of Troy. From the game of hand-ball came tennis, which in the sixteenth century became very popular. In the fourteenth century was introduced a large air-ball, to be beaten around with the first. This soon developed into the foot-ball. From tennis originated cricket, which in America has taken the from of base-ball.-Post...
...himself for the law, where he studied with Genin, the celebrated philologist who was a personal friend of his family. While with him, he assisted in writing several articles in the "Nouvelle Biographic General." Later he held a position in the pension department which he left to come to America. He came to New York in 1857 and for four years was instructor in Fezandie's school in that city. He was appointed instructor at Harvard in 1871 and assistant professor in 1876. He is best known as the author of a series of articles on Harvard in the "Revue...
...tennis tournament between the Longwood and Young America clubs yesterday, Dwight (Longwood) defeated C. M. Clark (Young America) by a score of 5-6, 6-3, 6-0, and J. S. Clark (Young America) beat Sears (Longwood) 6-5, 6-4 in the singles. In the doubles, J. S. and C. M. Clark (Young America) defeated Dwight and Sears (Longwood) by a score...