Word: german
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Clayton was in the German Army balloon "Pommern" which recently won the international race from St. Louis to Asbury Park, New Jersey, and his knowledge of the upper air currents was greatly instrumental in winning the victory. This knowledge has been gained by Mr. Clayton during a long period of research work. In 1885, after a year's experience as assistant at the Ann Arbor Astronomical Observatory, he became assistant at the Harvard Observatory, where he made many meteorological observations. In 1886 he became observer at Blue Hill Observatory, and with the exception of three years as local forcast official...
...merit of variety; it ranges from the flippant to the serious. The thoughtful editorial, prefaced by a letter from Professor Francke, discusses the evils of specialization, and suggests a remedy. The editor is to be praised for eliminating from the argument the irrelevant question of the alleged "Germanization" of Harvard. What care we whether we are imitating the Germans? For us an academic practice is good, not because it is German, but because it suits American conditions and carries out American ideals...
...characters are flimsy, the narrative is not well articulated, and the style is crude. If one must quote Ger- man, one ought to get it straight; and I, for my part, should think twice before alleging that an "ice-water pitcher" was among the wedding presents of a German youth betrothed to the daughter of a Delicatessenhaendler. Mr. K. B. Townsend, on the contrary, has given us in his short story, entitled "In a Field," an uncommonly artistic and vivacious tale of two people in whom we can readily believe, and about whose subsequent fate we should be glad...
Professor Paul Clemen, Visiting Professor of German Art, will give the second of his five lectures on "The Life and Works of Michelangelo" this afternoon in the New Lecture Hall at 4.30 o'clock. Today's lecture, which will be in German, will be on "Rom und die Sixtinische Kapelle." The lecture will be illustrated by the stereopticon and will be open to the public...
This afternoon at 4.30 o'clock in the New Lecture Hall, Professor Paul Clemen, Visiting Professor of German Art, will give the first of a series of five lectures in German on "The Life and Works of Michelangelo." Today's lecture will be on "Florenz und die Jugendwerke." These lectures will be illustrated by the stereopticon and will be open to the public. The dates and titles of the four other lectures will be as follows...