Word: ancients
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Dubois '90, now professor of Ancient Languages at Wilberforce University, Ohio...
Brown University had a narrow escape from losing its ancient Hope College and Manning Hall by fire on Tuesday afternoon. A janitor discovered a lively blaze in the basement of Hope College in a large waste-paper bin. A general alarm was sent out; but before aid arrived the fire had reached the roof. Eight rooms were burned out, the roof was burned, and all the other rooms in the building were soaked. The loss is about $5000 to the corporation and $1500 to the students. The losses are covered by insurance. Hope College is the oldest of the Brown...
...athletic games to be held at Athens next April promise to be of unusual interest, as here it is proposed to revive as nearly as possible the ancient Olympic Games. The occasion is the 75th anniversary of the proclamation of Greek independence, and the celebration will begin April 6, lasting five days. The Hellenic government has voted a large appropriation to meet current expenses, and private individuals have given freely to the celebration. The king and queen and all three princes are showing great interest in the work. The general programme of the games, as far as it is possible...
Julien Gordon."Ancient Lineage," Edward Harlow. "A Brief History of Altruria...
...appearance to a stranger of an ancient Greek or Roman city as compared with that of an American modern...