Word: john
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Natural History Society have elected the following officers for the second half-year: President, Professor N. S. Shaler, S. D.; Vice-Presidents. J. W. Fewkes, '75, R. W. Greenleaf, '77; Corresponding Secretary, Dr. William James; Recording Secretary, George Dimmock, '77; Treasurer, F. F. Doggett, '77; Librarian, C. E. St. John...
March 8. Professor John McCrady, "Some Things to be learned from Jelly-Fishes...
March 22. Professor John Trowbridge, "Unseen Motion." Illustrated by experiments...
ATTENTION is called to a lecture to be given in the chapel of Christ Church, Cambridge, Tuesday evening, February 13, at 7.45, entitled "The United States Government Expedition to Tasmania to observe the Transit of Venus," to be illustrated by views by John Moran, thrown by a powerful stereopticon upon a large canvas screen. The lecturer will be Mr. Leonard Waldo, Assistant at Harvard College Observatory, who accompanied the expedition as Assistant Astronomer. The lecture will be one of importance to those interested in Astronomy, and yet will be so presented as to amuse and instruct a popular audience. Only...
...their motto," and without this no one can succeed. "Cross Plains needed some person to teach her sons and daughters this, and when they employed this modern 'Socrates,' it was the right man in the right place." The modern Socrates is the "stern, inflexible father and teacher, President John M. Walton," whose "fame has spread like the little cloud that arose out of the Arabian deserts, no larger than a man's hand, and has increased till its shadow rests over the most remote parts of Asia." He built up Neophogen until now "she shines with glittering magnificence...