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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Dunster's first curriculum was an ambitious one, including not only Greek and Hebrew but other oriental languages, in which he was himself a noted scholar. He adopted the thrifty expedient of having a student translate the Old Testament from Hebrew into Greek at morning prayers, and the New Testament from English into Greek at evening prayers, so as to combine piety and scholarship. But he did much else than teach. The College was supported largely by a "country rate" laid by the General Court in the towns, whose tax-collectors sometimes needed a personal visit before they would "come...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: First President of Harvard Gives College Longevity | 1/11/1929 | See Source »

...Prof. Friedrich Harvard 5 Mr. Herring, H1, H2, H3, H4 New Lect. Hall Mr. Houser, O1, O2 Harvard 5 Mr. Larkin, L1, L2, L3, L4 New Lect. Hall Mr. Robbins, R1, R2, R3 Harvard 6 Mr. Royse, S1, S2, S3, S4 New Lect. Hall Government 22b Emerson A Greek G, II Sever 36 Greek 8 Sever 36 History 11 Emerson D History 35 Emerson J Mathematics A IV, 1, 2 Sever 5 Mathematics C IV, 1, 2 Harvard 3 Mathematics 14 Emerson F Music 1c Music Bldg. Physics 4a Pierce 202 Physics 8 Emerson A Psychology A Emerson J Psychology...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Midyear Examination Schedule Reprinted in Full Today | 1/7/1929 | See Source »

...state in your issue of Oct. 22, page 14: "Actually the Greek ship had struck and foundered the newest and best French submarine, the Ondine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 7, 1929 | 1/7/1929 | See Source »

Thus, melodiously, did the Ward Line christen the ships of the profitable Havana trade. Year after year, they have plied comfortably and euphoniously between Cuba and New York, carrying many a lodge brother, Greek-letter man, Pan-American conferee and others to whom Havana has offered, since 1919, increasingly attractive facilities for convivial conventions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: U. S. v. Cunard | 1/7/1929 | See Source »

...love"; and lavished on him the affection a straight-laced Christian age had grudged the fantastic Jew. Thirteen years his senior, she pampered him with parties, and medicines, and peacocks screeching on the terrace; and in his gratitude Disraeli forgot her social gaucheries, forgave her boast that Greek sculpture paled before "my Dizzy in his bath." Meanwhile Mrs. Gladstone was relieving her lord that he might deal with Ireland and Egypt and the Liberal Party while she answered lesser demands: "Could you order some toothbrushes cheap for the Orphanage . . . grapes for Mrs. Bagshawe . . . Bible prints . . . schoolroom easels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Skittish Muse | 1/7/1929 | See Source »

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