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Victoria never knew why she began to torment her guests by emphasizing their stupidities. Niles did not know why he suddenly began a love affair with his cousin. Victoria did not know why she began a loveless affair with a doctor. Their neighbors, who watched the Grandolets growing richer, and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Bride & Groom | 1/3/1944 | See Source »

Last Saturday afternoon Professor Archibald Cary Coolidge, a member of the class of 1887, died at his home in Boston after many years of service to the University as one of its greatest scholars and teachers, and to the Political world at large as a clearsighted and sound adviser.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Loses Noted Scholar in Death of A. C. Coolidge Saturday | 1/16/1928 | See Source »

The question was argued on both sides for several minutes when someone with a more practical and clearsighted vision of affairs arose and stated: "It doesn't matter anyway because the only reason people take Military Science here is because it is a snap course, and the only thing they...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DEBATING COUNCIL EXCUSES MIL. SCI. AS A SNAP COURSE | 11/26/1924 | See Source »

Some scholars have refused to believe that Homer wished to describe the Trojan war and even Mr. Glad stone in our day is said to believe that the poems are full of Egyptian mythology. We have today a more correct text than ever before. Homer has a wonderful ability to...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Professor Wright's Lecture. | 2/20/1890 | See Source »

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