Word: germanic
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...success of the lectures given under the auspices of the Natural History Society leads us to hope not only that the course may be continued next year, but that lectures may be delivered on other subjects as well. The attendance at Professor Hedge's lectures on German literature is so large, even at the inconvenient hour of four in the afternoon, that the lecture-room is insufficient for the audience. If the evening readings could now and then be varied by lectures of a literary character, the authors read would be listened to with doubled interest. Most undergraduates...
...interested in the Corps would turn to other forms of exercise which are of much more importance to the College, and which are at present in a languishing condition. We recommend that the ghost of the Rifle Corps be allowed to join the spirits of the French, German, Chess, and other clubs which have recently expired for want of nourishment...
...ability to make a good use of the advantages which the University offers. Among the requirements are the following, not necessary at Harvard; in mathematics, solid geometry, trigonometry, analytic geometry; in Latin, one book of Livy and two books of Horace; in Greek, one play of Euripides. French and German may be offered instead of Greek. In the languages the examinations aim to find out whether the candidate has "a sound and accurate knowledge of these languages." There are twenty fellowships, of the value of five hundred dollars each, whose object "is to give to scholars of promise the opportunity...
...away. The treasurer will send you a bill or two, which you will forget to pay. Your name will be posted, but nobody will read it. And in the end you will resign, having gained no advantage except a certificate of membership. The truth is that French clubs and German clubs and chess clubs have no real reason for existence, and their life is consequently very artificial. A respectable literary society is sometimes worth joining. Other serious organizations I should advise you to avoid...
...German...