Word: greeks
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Almost every elementary course in the College begins with a lecture on how basic classical learning is to the subject in question: science, mathematics, philosophy, history, government, drama, and the like. And after paying this token tribute or explaining that the Greeks lived in city-states or that Greek culture was molded by the geography of Greece, the course moves on to something else...
...always fashionable to say that Greek and Roman literature "suffer in translation," but surely the nuances of meaning if not the beauties of the language itself are sufficiently captured in a good translation supplemented by explication for all but the concentrator in the field. Yet Harvard lacks a comprehensive course in the classics in translation. A number of courses offer a taste of the classics but none offers an integrated picture of classical culture and civilization...
Divinity manager Peers Brewer claimed that the Elis will give the squad stiff competition. "I think it can be safely said that Yale is using ancient Greek mystery rites to win the favor of the gods, whereas we tend to stick to a more stable formula," he said...
Despite the excellence of the Institute, it is clear that it is in no sense of the word a university. It teaches neither Greek nor Latin. There is no English department, no chemistry laboratories and no astronomical observatory. There are only the School of Mathematics and the School of Historical Studies; the Institute does not pretend to a complete coverage of all, or even a few, fields of learning...
...belief that "the unifying and invigorating element of work in history and the humanities must be the conscious and scrupulous use of the historical method" the School of Historical Studies was formed. Inside this School the subjects range from Greek archeology--where the Institute enjoys a reputation comparable to that of the School of Mathematics--to modern political history. In between, the Institute admits that there are many "bizarre lacunae," but nevertheless, the historical method provides both a unifying basis and a criterion for possible expansion in coming years if finances permit...