Word: felting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...expedition did, indeed, meet with misfortune off the coast of the island of Samos, but the American party suffered no loss. Professor Peters was not with them, but was in Constantinople, working to secure permission to excavate-a permission which the Turks are always loth to grant. Professor Peters felt sure, however, that he would succeed, after which it was his purpose to join the party in Syria, and then proceed to the old Babylonian ruins. The leader of the party is enterprising, and is accompanied by two other Assyrian scholars, as well as by a photographer, etc. Nothing...
...number of entries is very large and the handicaps are very liberal, the finish will be very close and exciting. Especial interest is felt in this race as the five men making the best time will constitute the Harvard team in the coming race with Technology...
...need of a broader curriculum has been felt by the faculty and considerable changes will be made at the beginning of the winter term...
Senator Hoar followed. His speech was brilliant. He welcomed the learning and scholarship of the country to share in its government, and felt it a sad thing when such men held aloof from their duty. He spoke of the graduates whose pictures hang in Harvard's halls, and described what their feelings would be on such an occasion as the coming election day. He eloquently outlined the character of the candidates and drew a graphic comparison, being continually interrupted by cheers...
...deep interest felt by the undergraduates here in the lecture which M. Coquelin will give in Sanders Theatre tomorrow, was shown by the immediate disposal of all the best seats, and in a short time nothing but admission tickets could be procured. The position in which M. Coquefin will be placed of lecturing before such a large body of American students will be a novel one, the more so because this opportunity will probably be the only one he can find time to accept during his tour in this country. That he may never regret his experience in talking...