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...material development that represents the University's highest achievement in the last forty years," he said. "It is the building up of the University as a great factor in education. Harvard is now not only the oldest institution of learning in the United States, but it is the only university in the country organized on a true university basis...
Professor Bury's works on "The Development of the Roman Empire in the East," his histories of the "Roman Empire from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius," and of "Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great" have won the highest praise as clear and comprehensive accounts, especially because of the author's absolute fairness and freedom from bias...
...University this spring, from April 9 to 14 inclusive. This course was founded a little over a year ago from a bequest of Mr. Norman W. Harris, one of the foremost bankers of Chicago, and a trustee of Northwestern University, with the purpose "to stimulate scientific research of the highest type and bring the results before the students and friends of Northwestern University, and, through them, to all the world." By scientific research, is meant "scholarly investigation into any department of human thought or effort." Last year the lectures were delivered by Professor Borden P. Bowne, of the department...
...first week in November for the purpose of electing a nominating committee of 10. At this meeting nominations for the committee may be made to the number of 25, and a ballot then being cast, each man voting for 10 of the 25 nominees, the 10 receiving the highest number of votes shall constitute the committee. In addition to the 10 elected members, the class officers shall be members ex-officiis...
...cups will be offered for the season's average in two classes, A and B, and one for handicap shoots in both classes. Cups will also be offered to the men with the highest practice average, and to the members of the winning class team...