Word: learning
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Those who recognize the catholicity which the trustees of the Library have shown in the selection of books will be surprised to learn that the poems of the Persian poet, Omar Khayam, are not on its shelves. The poems of Saadi and Hafiz are there, but, notwithstanding the fact that there is an elegant English translation of this astronomer poet, none of his works can be found in the College Library except his Algebra, and a few extracts from his verses published in the North American Review...
...answered, with some feeling; "one is not expected to learn any Greek now, you know, until our instructor returns from Greece, having imported the living language with...
...article on Vassar, a writer in the Yale Courant modestly remarks : "The average Vassarite is healthy-looking, moderately pretty, intellectual, lively, in for a good time, and, to be brief, very like ourselves." We are glad to learn that the average Yale man is pretty, intellectual, and lively...
...fielding of Wigton, Dodge, and Hunt lost several base-hits. Furman pitched very effectively; his delivery is very swift and hard to hit; towards the close of the game he was unable to do himself justice, owing to the swollen condition of Funkhouser's hands. If the latter can learn to hold the pitching with gloves, Harvard will have to look out for her laurels on June 7th and 8th, The applause was very impartially given to both sides, and a single slight attempt to applaud one of Harvard's errors was drowned in a storm of hisses. The Nine...
...press we are rejoiced to learn that a club-table at Mrs. Morgan's, having learned the intention of the "sporting column" to give a cup for some contest, have decided to offer a subscription cup of the value of twenty-five dollars for a half-mile race, to be held at such time and place as the Athletic Association may appoint. Mr. Griswold and Mr. W. Hooper of '80 started the cup-subscription. We would, however, suggest to these gentlemen to divide the money, and give fifteen dollars for a half and ten dollars for a quarter-mile...