Word: letterings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...receipt of a circular from the college faculty by parents of several sophomores, severely censuring the students because of their objection, in writing, to the Latin professor's manner of recitation here, has caused some little excitement among the students. The following is a verbatim extract of the letter sent by Prof. Fernald, secretary of the faculty, to the parents, and its own explanation : "The facts are that he and others of his class, fancied that they had the right to dictate to their instructor what the length of their lessons should be, and the precise moment when their recitations...
Last evening Prof. Goodwin lectured upon "Troy and Mycenae" to a small audience in Sanders Theatre. Professors Norton ond Dyer were among the auditors. The lecturer said that a few years ago he had been asked in a letter if there were a Dr. Schleimann? if he had discovered an ancient city? and if that city were Homer's Troy? All these points he had denied at the time, but was soon obliged to recant. Within the Agora of Mycenae five tombs were opened, and the many golden ornaments found therein undoubtedly belong to the Heroic Age. The speaker thought...
...letter carriers come out in their summer uniforms the 29th of this month...
...Boston Letter Carrier's Benefit Association will give a grand entertainment at the Mechanics' Association Building Saturday evening, May 20. The object is a worthy one and it deserves to be well patronized...
...recent letter of Prof. Hale to the Nation (summarized in our columns), and indeed the whole discussion that has been going on of late in that journal upon the elective system, seems to have excited an unwonted amount of thought and questionings upon the subject at other colleges, and especially at Yale and Cornell. The Courant calls Prof. Hale's letter "conclusive and convincing." And in consideration of the universal interest and discussion of the question at present, it calls upon the faculty at Yale to make its defence and present its apology for persisting in its present course...