Word: idea
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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When a man is preparing for the examinations, he is naturally anxious to get some idea of the sort of papers the various instructors are accustomed to set before their classes, so that he may be able to turn his labors to the best account. This has been recognized by the authorities at the library to a certain extent, and recent papers have been collected and bound for use in the reading room; but for some reason the assortment is by no means as complete as it should be. The mid-year papers have not been kept for the past...
...also the principal private palaces. The history of the most noted objects of interest was given briefly, and a few words were said about the career of conquest which was the glory of the city. The views were remarkably well selected, and were calculated to give an excellent idea of Venice as it now appears...
...last number of the Auburn was an article by Walter C. Camp on football. Mr. Camp traces the growth or evolution of the game until the time when Harvard carried out the idea of learning to play under the Rugby rules, and contesting with the Canadian teams which played by those rules. Then followed Harvard's effort to introduce this game in the other colleges, and particularly in Yale. Much opposition was met; but "in 1874 Yale began to yield, and in the following year her delegates met those from Harvard, and, after a stormy session, a combination was effected...
...with the intention of raising funds for the purchase of the right to excavate over the site of Delphi that Professor C. E. Norton of the University visited New York recently. His idea is to retain for American archaeologists the sole privilege of excavating on the site of the famous shrine. The English, Germans and French all have their particular spots upon which they are now carrying on their researches; while America is being distanced in this praiseworthy effort for the extension of knowledge concerning the relics of ancient art and learning. Dr. Schliemann, the eminent German excavator. has already...
...wish to suggest, through your columns, to the Athletic Association, the idea of holding some hare and hounds or cross-country runs. The weather has been perfect for out-door exercise, and at this time of year when men are glad of any means of taking exercise, it seems to me that many would join these runs. The ground is too wet for tennis and until spring there is no way for a man to take exercise except in the gymnasium, and I know that many would be glad of an opportunity to exercise in the open air. The hare...