Word: greeks
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...following are the newly-appointed fields: Greek History; Roman History; Political and Constitutional History of the Middle Ages; History of Medieval Civilization; History of England to 1485; History of the Renaissance and the Reformation, 130.0-1600; Modern European History, 1565-1715; Modern European History, 1715-1815; History of Continental Europe...
Another feature of the current exhibition is two Greek manuscripts. One of these, consisting of six leaves of uncial letters, is among the oldest works in the library, probably dating back to the ninth or tenth century. The other is of the twelfth century. Both were the gifts of Edward Everett...
...Electia' of Sophocles', Professor Gulick, Sever 26, Greek...
Died. Walter Leaf, 75, chairman of the Westminster Bank (one of the "Big Five" banks); at Torquay, England. Onetime (1919-21) president of the Institute of Bankers, he was also a noted Greek scholar, having translated the Iliad* and other poems. Henry Bell, banker, wrote of him: For while we see Crowns drop from kingly heads, and canker Attack the hereditary tree, Yet there is left one Leaf to be At once a Poet and a Banker...
...would be discouraging in the extreme were it for the growing conviction among intelligent observers that disarmament can from now on be but a gesture under any circumstances. Within the last fortnight, Mr. Wells, of singular prophetic accuracy, has declared that no soldier is as obsolete today as the Greek phalanx. General Pershing said that the recognized armament of any nation in the next war will have nothing to do with its success or failure. And even Mr. Coolidge has been quoted to the effect that God and righteousness are the only true national weapons of defense...