Word: land
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...MONDAY.English VI. Oral discussion (opened by Mr. J. W. Richardson): The Indian Territory Land Question. Sever...
...beginning of 1884-85. They are buildings unequalled by any of their kind in America, and have given great impetus to their respective departments, Law and Physics. The removal of the old Holmes house must not go without mention, although it necessitated the loss of an interesting old land mark, yet it was at the same time, at least in a modern sense, an improvement...
This recommendation of the overseers should be adopted by all the leading colleges of our land, and in this way, by united action, the tendency to degrade the good old meaning that has been attached to these former exclusive titles of learning can be corrected, and in the end, a standard for conferring the higher degrees established, that will reflect additional honor on the giver, and on the recipient...
...their last meeting the Board of Overseers recommended that the requirements for admission to special study at Harvard should be raised. If there is one college in the land which presents to its special students less advantages than to the regularly matriculated students that college is Harvard. The enormous increase of courses presented to the regular students over those presented in former years, or those at present presented at other colleges leaves no loop-hole for excuse as to individual tastes and talents which might be better fostered by a special rather than by a regular collegiate course. While special...
...great fire and shrinkage in value, and other unfortunate circumstances, the university will realize less than $700,000 from this magniflcent be quest. Amasa Stone gave $600,000 to Adelbert College by direct gift and by bequest. W. W. Corcoran gave $170,000 to Colombian University in money and land. Benjamin Bussey gave real estate worth $500,000 to Harvard University. Samuel Williston, William J. Walker, and Samuel A. Hitchcock gave between $100,000 and $200,000 each to Amherst College. Whitmer Phoenix gave the bulk of his property, amounting to about $640,000 to Columbia College. J. B. Trevor...