Word: ancient
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...tracing back this ancient peculiarity, scientists may find that the ordinary lead atom carries within it at least a partial record of physical and chemical development when the earth was young. For one thing, a continuation of this study promises to reveal important clues as to the mechanism of the formation of lead ores...
...matter of difficulty, which has undoubtedly scared many students away from the Classics, it should be said that anyone with a normal ability to handle languages can certainly cope with one or if he is really interested, both the ancient languages. The splitting of fields such as the study of the history and literature of Greece or Rome, is encouraged by the Department...
...England, America, Middle Ages, Renaissance, 17th century, 18th century, and 19th century. Divisional exams strike almost at once; thus, in the spring of his Sophomore year, a concentrator takes a three-hour Bible and Shakspere; in the fall as a Junior he takes two thirty-minute orals on either Ancient or Modern Authors and Historians, depending upon his special field. In May of his third year he must take, if he expects to be an honors candidate, the qualifying four-hour exam...
...Neither C nor D, on the Renaissance in Italy and in northern Europe, will be given this year. G, a first half year course on Oriental Art, is very interesting. Mr. Sickman, a new man, will replace Mr. Warner in this course. Fine Arts A and B are on Ancient and Medieval Art respectively. A whole year is too much to spend on either of these subjects, and results in over-emphasis on Greek vases in the former and on manuscripts in the latter. The lecturers in these two courses, Chase, Koehler, Deknatel, and Grace, are all authorities in these...
...procedure in obtaining degrees and in going out for honors is the same in all three languages. In the fall of Junior year every concentrator must take an examination on the Bible and Shakespere and two ancient authors, the same examination taken by History and Literature concentrators. A student who fails in his Junior year will be allowed to take the corresponding examination in the fall of his Senior year. Near the end of his Senior year he must take a written examination on the literature in which he has concentrated...