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...that, after an introduction to history in the winter and to the nature of plants in the summer, students would further improve these fields of study during the remainder of the afternoon. Ability to translate passage of the Bible from the Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic into Latin, and to expound biblical texts, were the main requisites for the Bachelor's degree. A scholastic digest of logic, ethics, physics, mathematics, etc., with ability to defend theses, superceded to the above-mentioned biblical training and approved piety secured to the candidates the degree of Master of Arts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Curriculum of Study at Harvard in Early Years. | 1/3/1888 | See Source »

...intend to go need no such reminder of the hour. Such a nuisance would not be tolerated in a city. The advantage to '86 as ringing the curfew for them, must be foregone. Therefore it is, that while recognizing Prof. Jones' artistic abilities, and realizing that his efforts to expound the science of bell-ringing give pleasure to all on other occasions, yet it is humbly urged and petitioned to the faculty that Sunday evening chapel bell-ringing may be stopped...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/25/1882 | See Source »

...pardon, sir, - no harm meant. Proceed to expound the horns of your dilemma...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AFTER THE GERMAN. | 10/14/1881 | See Source »

...purpose to criticise, but to expound"; yet I cannot help stating the following positions, in which, I think, students themselves will agree...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MUSCULAR DOUBTS. | 5/5/1876 | See Source »

...curious fact that this new movement principally affects by its two phases the two extremes of society. Certain of the most learned and brilliant writers of the day develop and expound their theory of culture in its aesthetic direction, and as opposed to or as including religion; while, according to more than one authority, the lower classes have begun to discuss at least one side of the question, - that which concerns religion as it is now taught. Scepticism and contempt for the "theologians" have, we are told, long prevailed among them, until, in the natural course of events, they have...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CULTURE. | 6/13/1873 | See Source »

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