Word: arts
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Stewart, '87, has on exhibition at the Boston Art Club, two paintings...
...Technology student has on exhibition at the Boston Art Club a picture, for which he has been awarded a prize...
...bibliography, library economy and history, and works on books and reading. This heading is followed by (2) Theology and philosophy, under which are placed both general and physiological psychology, ecclesiastical and biblical subjects, ethics and ethnic religions. (3) Science embraces medicine, veterinary science, pseudo-science, and magic. (4) Useful arts includes all forms of industrial science, manufactures and bandicrafts, the combative arts, agriculture, lanscape-gardening, building (but not architecture), navigation, and aeronautics. (5) Fine arts embraces music, the archaeology of art and numismatics. (6) Antiquities (including folk-lore) takes other departments of archaeology; popular ballads and tales, as well...
...following amusing incident is related in an old book on "College Customs," published in Cambridge some time ago: "Dr.-called upon a Southern student one morning in the recitation room to define logic. The question was in this form. 'Mr.-, what is logic?' Ans. 'Logic, sir, is the art of reasoning.' 'Ay; but I wish you to give the definition in the exact words of the learned author.' 'O, sir, he gives a long, intricate, confused definition, with which I did not think proper to burden my memory.' 'Are you aware who the learned author is?' 'Oh, yes! Your honor...
...supervision of Dr. Sargent, and embraces all the essential machines for muscle making. Under this hall, on the third floor, are the lockers, 1024 in number. Connected with these are the toilet and dressing rooms. On the same floor is a large sparring room. Here exhibitions of the manly art will be given, and members will practice. Leading out of the sparring room is a rubbing-down room containing shower and douche baths. In the basement of the house are six bowling alleys and rooms for tricycles and bicycles. These complete the list of athletic features; but there...