Word: graphic
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Jefferson Physical Laboratory on the occasion of the first of a series of lectures on the Acropolis of Athens. Dr. J. R. Wheeler, the lecturer, at the beginning, stated that the lecture was merely an introduction to the other lectures. With the aid of the stereopticon, he gave a graphic description of Athens, of the various plains and mountains surrounding the town, and of the two or three small rivers flowing between the hills. The history of the Acropolis can be divided into nine periods, corresponding to the historical periods of the city. They are: 1, from the earliest times...
...third evening will be a graphic portrayal of the ill-starred Mexican Expedition, from the beginning to the tragic close, with sketches of a number of the chief actors of the period, including many personal reminiscences of Maximilian and Carlota...
...preceding ones have been of such undeniable merit. The editorials are forcible and upon subjects of interest to every college man. The remarks about a prospective rowing tank are especially noteworthy and the suggestions deserve to be put into practice without delay. "A Knight of Today" is a graphic recital of a romantic episode, the scene of which is connected with the recent presidential election. The story is admirably constructed in form of dialogue, and although the effect is heightened by the repeated use of unmentionable expletives, the same end could be attained by a less realistic means. Two subjects...
...thing when such men held aloof from their duty. He spoke of the graduates whose pictures hang in Harvard's halls, and described what their feelings would be on such an occasion as the coming election day. He eloquently outlined the character of the candidates and drew a graphic comparison, being continually interrupted by cheers...
...publish today the concluding portion of a brief review of Mr. Hurd's book on the athletics and athletes of Yale. There is much in the book that he extremely interesting, but nothing so much so as the graphic picture that is given of the endless rivalry between the sister institutions-Yale and Harvard. We lose sight of that other field-the intellectual-in which the two universities are brought together in competition, and we see two great bodies of students perpetually preparing for the struggle that is never decided. Every winter the long process of training is undergone cheerfully...