Word: greate
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...effect of a foreground and background by the use of foreshortening; but, owing to the fact that he was confined to a single color, the attempt was not successful. The capture of Troy, as described by the non-Homeric epics, was a favorite subject, and was treated in a great variety of ways by a long line of artists...
...Lynn, where he died Wednesday evening. The cause of his death was peritonitis Mr. Saunderson was not universally known in college owing to his quiet life, but to those who were his intimate friends his death will be a severe blow. Although not an athletic man, he took great interest in lacrosse and played at one time on the team. His death is peculiarly sad, coming so shortly before the time of his graduation...
...Sach's first lecture on Greek vase paintings occurs this evening in Boylston Hall. He gave two of his lectures in the Art School at Yale during last week. They met with great favor and were enjoyed by large audiences. The second lecture at Harvard occurs tomorrow evening...
...making these notices as short and to the point as circumstances will permit. The notices are not collected from the box at Leavitt and Peirce's until nine o'clock every evening. The paper for the following day is all made up by that hour, and it is a great inconvenience to the managing editor to find a string of notices of absolutely unnecessary length crowding out one of the other articles, and upsetting the form which is ready for the press. Most of the notices can be written in a few lines, whereas we often receive them full...
...Great interest is taken in base-ball at Williams this year, and in all probability the team will be the best that Williams has ever had. It is expected that the nine will take first place in the quadrangular league with Amherst. Dartmouth and Trinity. The practices of sending out student-preachers has been adopted at Williams. Every week delegations from the college hold services in the neighboring villages. Snow shoeing is a very popular sport. Large parties go out every Wednesday and Saturday for a tramp on the deep snow of the Berkshire Hills. A great deal of interest...