Word: historian
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...tutelary god of the Harvardians, had been interpreted as signifying the downfall of the city, if such a timehonored statute were repealed. Of the events that followed, there are many and conflicting accounts. Some say, that an amicable compromise was effected; others, among them Crimsonius, a well-known historian of that time, relate that upon the Facultas refusing to accede to the Board's demands, two partisan factions arose, and to such a pitch of animosity were they driven, that in umpty eighty-five, a fierce and desperate conflict took place, in which the Boardists were ignominously routed...
...collection of newspaper clippings. The advantages of such a collection are obvious. Take, for instance, one of the topics suggested, the Negro Scare; the facts concerning it are to be found nowhere else than in the newspapers, and a collection upon that topic would be invaluable to the future historian. The same is true of reports of socialist meetings, trades-unions, co-operative societies, etc.; also of another and important class of facts,- those relating to monopolies. And even if these facts in this form were not of great permanent value, the advantage to be gained from having them collated...
...hundred dollars, four of five hundred, and four of eight hundred dollars each. The latter are called "traveling fellowships," and their holders generally prosecute their chosen study in Germany. These fellowships may be held for many years. One of these fellowships was founded in 1871 by George Bancroft, the historian. About 65 years ago Edward Everett suggested to President Kirkland that it would be well to send a young Harvard graduate to Germany to study. President Kirkland approved, and chose Bancroft, then eighteen years of age. He went to the university of Gottingen, the first American student who ever studied...
...cultus et infrequent" is rendered, "The park of the gods was not frequently cultivated. "Another one, "Exegi monimentum are perennius," "I have eaten a monument, and c." Here is one from Livy, "Venus ei candida veste apparuit," "Venus appeared to him with a white vest on." Another from the historian, "P. Scipio equestri genere natus," "Publius Scipio was born at a horse race." Here are two renderings of apparently cognate origin: "Caesaris bonas leges," "The bony legs of Caesar." "Nune viridi membra sub arbuto stratus," "He having now stretched his green limbs under the arbutus." We could...
...given to me personally. Once more I appeal to every member of the class not to forget this one piece of work he has to do. If all write class lives who have agreed to do so, a very valuable source of information will be ready for some subsequent historian of "the famous class...