Word: honorable
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...that among the educated men of the country the name of Senator Edmunds is everywhere received with respect and confidence for his honesty, integrity and sound judgment. That the students of Harvard have selected by an overwhelming vote such a man as their choice for president, cannot but reflect honor upon our university...
Commenting on the institution, the Nation says : "From its foundation onward, Edinburgh has been growing in honor and usefulness. Long ago it was called the modern Athens. Stewart, the author of the "Antiquities of Greece" is said to have suggested this epithet because of the resemblance in the aspect of the two cities, and perhaps this circumstance has had its influence upon the architecture of Edinburgh. But certainly the spirit of Athens does not require for its embodiment an acropolis or a temple. We must look beyond the natural or the structural advantages of a city if we would determine...
Candidates who take the Honor Examinations in Greek and Latin Composition will be excused from the corresponding Final Examinations in Greek 4 and 6, and in Latin...
...Translation of Passages from specified Greek and Latin Authors, for Candidates for Second - Year Honors, and the General Paper, for Candidates for Final Honor. At 2 o'clock...
...celebrate this great event in the history of the Scottish university will be struck from gold and silver. Among the contemplated ceremonies will be the conferring of the degrees of D. D. and L. L. D. upon distinguished men. In addition, a grand banquet will be given in honor of the delegates from the other universities...