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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...consented to the use of the Stadium for two performances by Miss Maude Adams and her company on the evenings of June 21 and 22, 1909, under the auspices of the Association. Miss Adams will give her services for the benefit of the Museum, and will present the English version of Schiller's drama, "Die Jungfrau von Orleans...
...aims and ideals of Harvard University by his life more than any other man. He was one of the greatest Puritans of his time, and Harvard College was founded by Puritans to supply a religious education. He was a great writer of prose and poetry, and teaching the English language is one of the greatest aims of the University. He was the apostle of civil and religious liberty, which is what Harvard College was dedicated to at the outset...
Critics say that his prose is below his poetry, which is perhaps true; but no one can blame him when the conditions under which he wrote are considered. His prose was written in defence of the very life and liberty of the English people at a time when everything was at fever heat, and when it was hardly possible to write composedly and coolly. Though not as good as his poetry, Milton's prose has not received the attention due it by scholars; it has been slighted because it calls to account king, church, council, and common law. This prose...
...University boat club has recently received a new English shell, the gift of W. C. Baylies '84. The shell was made by the firm of George Sims & Son, the noted boat-builders, of Putney, England. It is now in the boathouse, and has not yet been tried out. If favorable weather presents itself, the boat will be given a trial this week upon the river. Except for a few minor differences, this boat is built on the same plan as last season's shell, which was also the gift of Mr. Baylies, and built by Sims. After the trial...
...Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Its Complications," by S. G. Bonney M.'89; "Personal Recollections of Daniel Henry Chamberlain," by James Greene '62; "Virgil's Aeneid, Translated into English verse," by T. C. Williams '76; "An Outline of Economics," by John Daniels '04; "The Rotation Period of the Sun as Determined from the Motions of Calcium Flocculi," by G. E. Hale and P. Fox '90; "The Teacher," by G. H. Parker '64; "The Wireless Telegraph Boy," by John Trowbridge '65; "Jack Harvey's Adventures," by R. P. Smith L.'01; "A Full-Back Afloat," by Dr. J. G. Mumford '85; "Buddhism...