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...belong to the period between the fourth century before and the second century after Christ. The three bas-reliefs mentioned above are interesting to the archaeologists. The first of these contains three figures, two standing and one sitting. They represent the scene of parting so familiar and appropriate to Athenian tombs. The second of the reliefs represents a bearded and middle aged man, with his staff resting on his left arm. The third represents a lady, extremely beautiful, whose right arm is lying gracefully upon her lap. Like the sitting figure on an inferior funeral bas-relief...
...schools and his influence was felt for generations after his death. The one principle of Socrates which we know is "All knowledge is virtue." Mr. Grote has done valuable service in refuting the common opinion held as regards the sophists. He shows that they had no share in corrupting Athenian youth. A strong argument in favor of this view is that Plato in his dialogues, Protagoras and Gorgias, treating on the two greatest sophists, makes no accusations whatsoever against them. Professor Goodwin illustrated the points made in his lecture by copious quotations from the Republic and Protagoras of Plato...
...Hamilton, '87, $50. "Boniface the Apostle to the Germans." A. D. Corey, '86, $50. "The Dionysiac Theatre." A. T. Dudley, '87, $50. "The Athenian Trireme as an Instrument of Naval Warfare." S. L. Harding, '86, $50. "The Relation of Forests to Rainfall and Water Supply...
Bodily exercise formed a most important factor in the life of the ancient Greeks. In the course of study prescribed for an Athenian boy equal prominence was given to both mental and physical training. While yet at school, the boy became proficient in the lighter exercise, a certain part of each day being devoted to work in the gymnasium. At the age of fifteen, the regular course of instruction in athletics was begun, which fitted the youth to participate in the great games, "field meetings" we would call them now, held every year at Athens. Higher honors were conferred...
...surer tests-for fineness of intellectual fibre, and for that clearness of thought and expression which is essential to success and influence as a leader of men, than the test which is found in love for Greek and in proficiency in this study where the spirit of Athenian culture rules the class-room in which Greek is taught. [President Gates, of Rutger's College