Word: cabinet
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...university, but to one of her younger sisters, Dartmouth. There appeared in 1800 at that institution a paper called, "The Gazette," which is chiefly famous for the reason that among its contributors was Dartmouth's most distinguished son, Daniel Webster. A few years later Yale followed with "The Literary Cabinet," which however did not live to celebrate its birthday. It was not until 1810 that Harvard made her first venture in journalism, and then Edward Everett, with seven associates, issued the "Harvard Lyceum." But its lease of life was not long, and it, too, died before it had completed...
...skylight, and is an appendage to the university, the funds of which contributed $20,000 towards its erection. Invited by Dr. Jackson. I devoted a few hours to a visit there, passing in review the library room, lecture room, demonstration room, chemical room, dissecting room, bones room, mineral cabinet, etc., etc. A folio volume and plates of the bones, in the library, which is a present from Mr. Vaughan, is considered of great value, not only for its exactness, but for its rarity, the original proprietor of the work in England having destroyed the plates after 400 impressions were made...
...building on the Yale College grounds known as the "Cabinet" was burned recently. The first floor was divided into recitation rooms and the second floor into reading rooms. The fire was due to an overheated furnace. The loss was fully covered by insurance...
...slight fire in the cabinet building at Yale, on Sunday, December 23, was the only one of importance which has disturbed their campus for many years. The damage was small and will be repaired before the new term begins...
...seems that Dartmouth was the first to start a college journal,-the "Gazetle" issued in 1800-to which Daniel Websterfrequently contributed. Yale next put forth a magazine under the title of the "Literary Cabinet," in 1806, the proceeds of which were to educate the poor students. To quote, "unfortunately for the poor students," the Cubinet died in less than a year after its birth. Harvard's first venture was a semi-monthly, the "Harvard Lyceum", which appeared in 1810, with Edward Everett on its staff; but it also was short-lived. Three or four other literary ventures were made...