Word: foreign
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...first lecture will be devoted to the earlier archaeological discoveries concerning Babylonia and Assyria: the second to recent discoveries and present theories regarding the philology, ethnography, and literature of the Assyrians. The third and fourth will out line the history of Babylonian and Assyrian Art, and the fifth the foreign relations of Babylonia and Assyria...
...Political Economy and the classics. Why then might not something of the kind be possible in connection with the English department? If it is worth while to discuss Hamlet in French, why not in English? Why should not some of the energy and time expended in the study of foreign literature be devoted to our own? Is not English literature worthy of the methods we use with other literature? None offers better material and more interesting questions for examinations and discussions. Every student of the literature would contribute something to such an organization besides drawing new encouragement from...
...President Porter returned from a four and one half months' foreign trip on Sunday. While abroad he has been the recipient of the highest honors, a degree from Heidelberg and an L. L. D. from the University of Edinburgh. His usual good health is restored, and he will resume, after the Thanksgiving recess, his old position with the seniors as instructor in Ethics...
Shortly before three o'clock, 1,200 alumni and invited guests sat down to the collation. Judge Devens, president of the Alumni Association, presided. On his left were seated President Cleveland and his cabinet officers, and on his right President Eliot and the representatives of foreign universities. Dr. McKenzie was requested by Judge Devens to ask the blessing, after which all rose and joined in singing "St. Martin's" hymn. Judge Devens opened the speaking with a long and very able address...
...great anniversary is over. The last speech has been said, the last round of applause has been heard. The anniversary will be long memorable in the history of American education. The distinguished visitors from foreign universities evidence the high interest which is felt in Harvard University among other schools of learning abroad. The friends and graduates of the university may now well feel proud that their beloved school has been enabled to carry to so successful a conclusion a celebration distinguished by so many remarkable features. Rarely, perhaps never, in the history of the college, have so great a number...