Word: americas
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...Heart of the Rockies and the Yosemite" will be the subject of an illustrated lecture in the Living Room of the Union this evening at 8 o'clock by the Hon. Arthur K. Peck. Mr. Peck is a traveller of note in both Europe and America and has made a desirable reputation as a lecture on places of interest in the western parts of the United States. Among his experiences, as special correspondent of the Boston Herald, which he will describe this evening, are a tour into the Yosemite Valley, the mountain home of the waterfall and cascade; a stage...
...Survey, devoting a part of each year to that work, and since then he has been in charge of the Atlantic division of the United States Geological Survey. At four different times he was Commissioner of Agriculture in Massachusetts, and in 1895 was president of the Geological Society of America...
...many popular articles in the "Scientific American," "Scribner's Magazine," and similar periodicals. His most widely known works are: "The Story of our Continent": "The Interpretation of Nature"; "The Individual: Study of Life and Death"; "The Citizen: the Study of the Individual and the Government"; "The United States of America: a Study of the American Commonwealth"; "Man and the Earth"; "Elizabeth of England"; "Kentucky: a Pioneer Commonwealth": and "The Neighbor...
Country Life in America-"The Way to Save Our Wild Fowl...
...metre run America is well represented by W. A. Schick '05, Eaton and Hahn, all of whom have remarkable records as sprinters. Little is known of Queyrouge, except that he is one of the fastest sprinters in the South. In the 400-metre run, Hillman, who did the quarter-mile in Canada last year in 49 2 5 seconds is probably the best man. In the Marathon the runners have the most serious outlook, as the Greeks consider this event of prime importance and make every effort to win it. This race was the only athletic event...