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Word: hewett (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...political economy will be filled by Prof. E. B. Andrews, formerly of Brown University. Prof. E. H. Bristol of Hamilton and Dr. Elmer of John Hopkins have been elected assistant professors of Greek and Latin. Prof. B. I. Wheeler succeeds Prof. Flagg in the Greek department and Profs. Hewett and Dudley resume their work after a year's absence in Europe. The central station of the New York department of the United States Signal Service is to be located at Cornell. About $250,000 will be spent on the new library, which will be one of the largest and best...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Notes from Cornell. | 9/27/1888 | See Source »

...following sketch of the growth and constitution of the governing boards of Harvard University, by W. T. Hewett, will be of interest: "Harvard University presents certain points of resemblance to the system of the English colleges. By the charter of 1650, which is still in force, the president and fellows of Harvard College became a body corporate, enjoying the right of administering the funds and making all rules for the government of the college, as well as of electing their successors in office. The former board of overseers was retained, embracing the governor, the deputy governor, and the leading clergymen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GROWTH OF THE HARVARD CORPORATION. | 10/28/1882 | See Source »

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