Word: grammar
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...district school that he attended was three miles from his home and his pathway there was often through deep snows. When fourteen years old he spent a few months at Phillips academy, Exeter, under the bunion of Dr. Benjamin Abbot. He mastered the principles and philosophy of the English grammar in less than four months, when he immediately commenced the study of the Latin language, and his first lessons in that study were recited to the late Joseph Back-minister, who was at that time a tutor in the academy. Here he was first called upon to "speak in public...
...next Mathematical Seminar will be held to day in U. 19 at 4 P. M. Mr. A. C. Lane will read a lecture on "The Grammar of Mathematics." The following will be the subjects for discussion: I. An equilateral triangle, square and regular hexagon are in scribed in the same circle. Show geometrically that the square is equivalent to the difference of the squares on the sides of the triangle and square. II. Find the condition that the four points of intersection of two conics lie in a circle...
...special feature of this edition and the one that will do most to make it is value to the general student,-the translation on the page opposite the text. The day of using the best works of the finest authors as a mere medium for conveying rules of grammar to the reader has passed and the public is rapidly coming to regard the works of ancient writers as living literatures. This result is largely due to the reaction of the times against mere machine work, and to the numerous productions of plays in the original language at various universities, among...
Reading of German stories, (those read in Prof. Cook's section,) with special attention to grammar and vocabulary, 7 to 12 P. M. Saturday; 2 to 5 and 7 to 11 P. M., Monday. Books furnished. College House...
Reading of German stories, (those read in Prof. Cook's section,) with special attention to grammar and vocabulary, 7 to 12 P. M. Saturday; 2 to 5 and 7 to 11 P. M., Monday. Books furnished. College House...