Word: latinizing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...knows. In the early days of Christendom, anchorites, eremites, monks and vagrants were of such piety that even the animals of the world collaborated with them. This half-forgot-ten aspect of the lore of sainthood was lately recalled by Helen Waddell, author of Peter Abelard. Delving in the Latin works of church fathers, monks and priests from the 4th to the 12th Century, she collected 44 anecdotes, translated them as Beasts & Saints.* Some saintly animal stories...
...lords of University Hall are a resourceful lot. Confronted with this age-old problem, they remained undaunted. After a process of cerebration, law was established. In precise terms the distinction was made: "He who has not partaken of three years of Latin or one and one-half years of Greek is a scientist...
...meeting of the cross country lettermen yesterday afternoon, Robert S. Playfair '36, star of the New Hampshire and H-Y-P meets this year, was elected to captain next year's harriers. Playfair, who prepared at Roxbury Latin, captained his Freshman cross country team, made his numerals at track, as well as being Secretary-Treasurer of his class...
...Anglican prelate signs his given name to that of his diocese or archdiocese. "Cantuar" is an abbreviation of the ancient Latin name of the diocese of Canterbury...
Richard Mott Gummere, new Chairman of the Committee on Admissions and lecturer in Latin, will move into the famous Palmer House at the Southeast corner of the Yard sometime during mid-year examinations this February, it was announced yesterday by Aldrich Durant, Business Manager of Harvard...