Word: ancients
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...tribe or nation. One of the most interesting fields of tradition is found in the study of children's games. Some of these have existed for many centuries in every country in Europe, and one of them may be traced as far back as the time of ancient Assyria. Many are undoubtedly survivals of ancient religious rites, such as those which celebrate the sowing of seed and the gathering in of the harvest. In this case, as often happens, children have preserved in their games ceremonies which were practiced by grown persons. Similarly other children's games are plainly survivals...
...facilities, and these, it was claimed, were largely lacking in Greece. But now the success of the scheme is assured by the arrangements made. The Greek nation have responded with enthusiasm to the call for subscriptions and the expenses of a brilliant celebration will be more than covered. The ancient Stadium at Athens is to be put in order, its high embanked sides covered with rows of seats and the level part provided with a running track, so that the field sports and general athletic contests will be held in a superb place, capable of seating twenty thousand spectators...
Last evening Mr. Clemens Herschel lectured in the Jefferson Laboratory under the auspices of the Harvard Engineering Society on "Roman Aqueducts." He treated the subject in a very interesting manner, describing the system of water supply of ancient Rome, and giving a brief history of the structures. After the lecture, lantern slides were exhibited showing the present condition of the aqueducts...
...meetings will be held, beginning next year in Athens. Besides all modern athletic contests an effort will be made to revive some of the old Greek sports. The rowing races will be held in the harbor of the Piraeus and the other events will be contested in parts of Ancient Athens formerly used for this purpose. The second meeting will be in Paris in 1900 in connection with the great exhibition of that year...
...When Henry Adams was teaching Ancient Law at Cambridge in my day, he used to say that one of the inalienable privileges of the early Anglo-Saxon was the right to kill his neighbor. That privilege you have nobly foregone. You have shown that a hard tackle does not necessarily involve, as a matter of conscience and patriotic duty, the breaking of a collar bone; and you left your opponents life enough to finish the game and limbs enough to get back to Cambridge. For this old John Harvard thanks you from the bottom of his grateful heart...