Word: cannot
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Century, with some Reference to the Aesthetic Problems of the Present time," will be given this afternoon at 3.30 o'clock, in Sever 7, by Dr. K. D. Jessen, formerly an instructor in the German Department. This course has been authorized by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, but cannot be counted towards a degree. The lectures will be given on successive Friday afternoons and will be open only to students of the University and of Radcliffe College...
...have in hand certain psychological and linguistic studies. I have a working hypothesis that a man cannot translate from one language to another correctly if his mind is prepossessed with opinions on the subject. For the purpose of testing this hypothesis, I wish to get one or more Harvard students who know Greek enough to pass the ordinary entrance examination to the Greek courses of Harvard, and who are not familiar with the contents of the Bible, nor with the belief of Christian churches, to translate for me certain passages from the Bible. The passages will be very short...
...regard to the conduct and improvement of the University. Perhaps the most important subject discussed is the need of a new library building, adequate for the proper storing and use of the great book collections now cramped in Gore Hall. The President emphasizes the fact that the Corporation cannot accept a new building for this or any other purpose, unless such a gift is accompanied by funds, the income of which will enable the Corporation to use the building provided. Any person who contemplates giving a building to the University naturally desires to look forward to a tolerable permanence...
...game showed the same lack of team-play that has been evident in practice throughout the season. Although the men are strong players individually, they cannot be considered a really strong team until they have overcome the lack of concerted play. The work of the backs was excellent, and the defense of the team as a whole was strong...
...each room on the upper stories of the Yard buildings--this is true at least of Matthews, I am not certain as to the others--there is one and only one rope fire escape, by which one person could probably descend in safety. It is so arranged that it cannot be used a second time without pulling the entire length of the rope through a device which grips it tightly (preventing the descent from being too rapid). This would take at least ten minutes after the seat of the escape has been thrown back up to the window. Meanwhile...