Word: lanterns
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Following this account, Mr. Castle described, with the aid of lantern slides, the present condition of the island and its inhabitants. With the present line of steamers, Honolulu is six days from San Francisco and eleven days from Japan. The modern improvements are not confined to the steamers, for electric cars and telephones are as common in Hawaii as in the cities of the western United States. The old natives, and the ancient church, built of solid coral blocks, are now the only remains of the native kingdom. The climate is that of the tropics and the bathing is unusual...
...greater ones, whereas the reverse should be the rule to follow. In their studies, students are inclined to wait for their instructors to tell them how and why to do their work. "The true scholar," said President Lowell, "does not wait for a Professor to come along with a lantern and show him the way. He simply breaks right in without delay, and gets what...
...Medlicott, general agent of the Atlas Assurance Company, will speak on "The San Francisco Fire, considered from the Standpoint of Insurance and Loss Adjustment," under the auspices of the Graduate School of Business, in Robinson Hall this evening at 8 o'clock. The lectuer will be illustrated by lantern slides, and will be open to the University...
Professor E. D. Peters '77 will deliver an illustrated lecture on "The Conquest of the Matterhorn" under the auspices of the Mining Club, in the Fogg Museum this evening at 8 o'clock. The lecture, which will be open to the public, will be illustrated with lantern slides made from drawings by Mr. Edward Whymper, who reached the summit of the Matterhorn after several unsuccessful attempts...
...HARVARD MINING CLUB. "The Conquest of the Matterhorn." (Illustrated by lantern slides.) Professor Peters. Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum...