Word: greate
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...geology and natural history in the University of Rochester, to the presidency. Prof. Webster graduated at Union in 1868, and was a tutor and instructor at that college until 1883. He then went to Rochester. He was the favorite candidate among the students, and his election was received with great delight. On the arrival of the new president in Schenectady last Wednesday evening he was met by the students in a body and escorted to the campus while the college bell was rung, the college cheer given and a great bonfire kindled. The ability which Prof. Webster has already shown...
...mediaeval history, by Mr. Bendelari; course 9, by Prof. McVane and Dr. Gross; course 11, by Mr. Bendelari. Professor Young's courses in Roman law will be given by Mr. Schofield. Prof. Paine will give a new course in instrumentation, with study of the scores of the great masters. In the French and philosophy departments there will be several changes in the distribution of courses incident on the absence of Profs. Bocher and Palmer. Professor Lovering's course, Physics A, will be given by Profs. Trowbridge, B. O. Pierce, Hall, and Dr. Whiting. The courses in physics will be much...
...University rent free, so the only expenses left to the association is the care of the courts and the nets. When the back nets were put up a year ago a sum was raised by subscription to pay the extra expense. Considering the many courts and the great number of players in college it would seem to be easy to pay the necessary expenses even at a much reduced scale of prices...
...erection of a memorial building in memory of our son, who died in Rome three years ago. There is no foundation for the statement, and will you promptly correct the error, in justice to the unknown donor, and relieve us from the unpleasantness of being credited with a great honor to which we have not the smallest right. EDWARDS PIERREPONT...
...Veteran's Death" is a revival of the later Napoleonic days, when the hero himself was in exile at St. Helena, and Paris was in the hands of his most hated enemies. It is a touching story of that devotion to a great chief so common among old soldiers. Even in his leader's deepest misfortune the veteran remains faithful. Despite a somewhat sudden transition in the death scene the story is realistic and fires the reader with a thrill of martial enthusiasm...