Word: foundings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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After very careful trial, the number of candidates for the Yale freshman crew has been reduced to twenty-two. So many men presented themselves at first that it was found to be quite impracticable to keep track of them, not-withstanding the greater portion had abundant qualifications for a close competition. Finally a vigorous inspection was instituted, and after a minute comparison of the merits of the many candidates all were rejected except the following: Hodges, Oastler, Ely, R. P. Huntington, Rhodes, Isham, Aiken. Chadwick, Coates, Robbins, Childs, Rogers, Simms, Hoefier, Buck, Kenerson, Rockefeller, Judson, Bushnell, Noyes, Allen and Heyworth...
...freeing the spirit from the pressure of its material fetters, reached later on a painful degree of madness, of which the case of Archbishop Becket gives a most disgusting illustration. When the corpse of this prelate was stripped, the whole body down to the knees was found to be encased in hair cloth. This cover was so fastened together as to admit of being readily taken off for his daily scourgings, of which the portion inflicted on the day previous to his death was still apparent in the stripes on his skin. These marvelous proofs of austerity were increased...
...Jena, in Prussia, has received a donation of $75,000 to found a chair in Zoology, in the interests of Darwinism.- Princetonian...
...FOUND.- A gold scarf-pin of some value. Found in the college yard about a year ago. Can be obtained by sending correct description to 14 Wadsworth...
...Furber, Jr., a young man yet under 20 years of age, is preparing to found a great university in Chicago, after that of Heidelberg. He will devote one million dollars as an inducement for other citizens to join in the movement.- Princetonian...