Word: authorities
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...author of "Four Years at Yale" is about to publish a book entitled "Ten Thousand Miles on a Bicycle...
...February 8th upon "Our Ranking System," reminds one very forcibly of the fact that it is quite easy to find fault with a system and suggest remedies, but unfortunately what seems a remedy to one appears as an injustice to another. I refer to the "third reform" which the author of the above mentioned article suggests, which is essentially as follows: that, since the fact of having taken one course in any branch of knowledge, renders a student more fitted to advance in other courses of that branch, this should be discouraged by making these advanced courses only count...
...case with the play of Prof. H. H. Boyesen, of Columbia. The fact that Prof. Boyesen, who is already well known in literature, should have ventured to write a play, seems to have been taker as a perfectly good excuse for all sorts of personal criticism of the author. Most of the criticisms of the play have been very favorable, whatever the critics may have said for the author. In commenting on the play, "Alpine Roses," the New York Times says...
...dramatists, counting them together, are a poor lot. One must turn to France to find a contemporary dramatist of the right kind. Augier, who is a master of plays, a thinker, and a master of style. Mr. Boyesen has been known to our public during several years, as an author-as a novelist, poet, and critic. It may fairly be said that he is an American author, though he is a Norwegian. His romances and stories have exhibited a sensitive mind, an observant sight, and bright fancy. "Gunnar" and the "Idyls of Norway" are fresh and genuine expressions...
...year, in 1817. Dr. Kirkland was then president of the university and Edward Everett professor of Greek literature. Among the other professors were Edward Channing and Ticknor. Emerson was greatly influenced throughout his course by the inspiration which Ticknor brought to the university. Among Emerson's classmates, were Upham, author of the "History of Salem Witchcraft," and Josiah Quincy, afterwards mayor of Boston. During his first year in college, Emerson was the "president's freshman," doing his errands and making his announcements for him. He was at this time "a slender, delicate youth, younger than most of his classmates...