Word: devotedness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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We print in another column the announcement of the preliminaries to the Boylston Prize speaking. The method of work pursued will be modeled on practical use as closely as possible. The first half hour of the recitation will be consumed in study and general criticism under the direction of Mr...
The Hasty Pudding Club, following the custom of former years, devoted a portion of the vacation week to a trip to New York, where two performances of the theatricals were given for the benefit of the University Boat Club. Those who were to take part in the play met in...
The scientific department of Harvard has secured a reputation for broadness and thoroughness of instruction which few institutions of learning now enjoy. In Chemistry and Natural Science, the courses of instruction and the general methods pursued are unexceptional, and the department in Physics is also strong. But in Physics, one...
A great fault in our schools lies in the teachers frequently taking for granted that a pupil has a satisfactory knowledge of a subject of which in truth he knows only the first rudiments. The teacher does not feel sufficiently called upon to become acquainted with the exact state of...
In the Union Pacific Railway, smaller than the Pennsylvania and other roads, there are 5,000 miles of track running through 6 states and 4 territories. It has a capital of $270,000,000 in securities, an income of $25,000,000 a year. It carries in a year 7...