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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Yesterday morning the yard was the scene of an impromptu dog flight between a New foundland and a bull-pup. The former retired from the field on three legs, and the (?) was taken in charge by his master and soundly cuffed...
...evening last week the members of History 15 were entertained in Dr. Channing's room by an informal. But very interesting lecture on the First Napoleon by Mr. John C. Ropes, and Mr. Cohn of the French department. The former gave a biography of Napoleon, briefly tracing the periods of his life, and naming the best books for each period; the latter stated the opinions with which the different political parties in France at the present day regard Napoleon and his empire. The strength to the old Napoleon's legend is rapidly declining, although twenty or thirty years...
...seems a pity that we cannot have better temperatures in the recitation and examination rooms. One of the two extremes almost always exists, either the rooms are very much too hot or they are very much too cold. During the present season the former has perhaps been more prevalent than the latter, the rooms more often too warm than too cold. Why can't we have the good old "happy medium," or at least some attempts to attain it? Nothing wars so powerfully against the gaining of knowledge as an unpleasant atmosphere. To be sure some argue for the best...
...Plussial universities, those of Prague and Heldeioerg, founded in the fifteenth century, are the oldest. The educational system of Germany ranks among the very best, and is admirably adapted for the advancement of science and philosophy. England has four noted universities, Cambridge, Oxford, London, and Burham, the two former having early come into prominence by espousing the cause of the Barous against the King. These universities have always been generously endowed, and the scholarships and fellowships of Oxford now amount to about L500,000 a year. The University of Dublin consists of but one college, Trimty, and the curriculum...
...interesting discussions upon early American History have been given by Mr. Winsor and Dr. Channing of the university, and Mr. Deane, Vice-President of the Massachusetts Historical Association, at recent meetings of the Historical Society. At the former of these meetings, Mr. Winsor spoke on the subject of the discovery and naming of America. He described the exploration of each portion of the coast-line of the two contemns, discussed the claims of Vespucci to being the first discoverer of the main land, and told how the name of the Italian was gradually adopted as the designation...