Word: islands
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...School of Geology will open on July 10th, at the Agassiz Museum in Cambridge, where a fortnight will be spent in introductory work, and in daily excursions. The remainder of the six weeks' course will be divided between points in Rhode Island, the lower Connecticut Valley and the Catskill Mountains. For particulars in regard to excursions see the special circular on the School of Geology...
...student of theology; but Darwin said he had no time for studying religious truths. Gray observed Sunday; Darwin did not. As to the growth of the soul in old age these men stand in great contrast. Darwin was a mighty river, but ran on one side of the island and could not run on the other. He was one-sided. Asa Gray retained, on the whole, a better grasp of modern thought...
...January Outing contains a very interesting illustrated article descriptive of the Staten Island Athletic Club and its past history written by Charles E. Clay...
...November Magazine of American History is one of the brightest and most richly illustrated issues of the year. Oliver Cromwell's portralt appears as its frontispiece, incident to the romantic story of the first settlement of Shelter Island, in 1652, told by Mrs Lamb in her happiest vein, entitled the "Historic Home of the Sylvesters." The paper is informing on a multitude of hitherto obscure points in early American history, and is delightfully diversified with incidents. Rev. Philip Schaff, D. D., contributes a second paper on the "Relation of Church and State in America." A very pleasantly written sketch...
...following is the schedule of games between the Detroits and St. Louis Browns for the championship of the world : St. Louis, on Oct. 10; Chicago, 11; Detroit, 12; Pittsburgh, 13; New York, 14; Brooklyn, 15; Philadelphia, 17; Boston, 18; Staten Island or Athletic Grounds, Philadelphia, 19; Baltimore, 20; Washington, 21; Brooklyn, 22; Cincinnati, 23; Lonisville, 24. In case the game results in a ten, the deciding game will be played off at St. Louis...