Word: life
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Professor Shaler will deliver a lecture on "The Effect of Geographical Conditions on Life," this evening in the Lowell Institute course...
...enjoy. The country is possessed of many eminent and active men who could hardly feel it anything other than a pleasure to lecture here at the invitation of our faculty, and certainly their words would be both welcome and profitable to the students. The step from college to active life, though great in its consequences, is after all but short; and any legitimate preparation for what is there in store for us cannot be useless. It is earnestly to be hoped that our faculty will heed this call on the part of the college men, and respond by arranging...
...life of the Arabian poets was like that of the medixval troubadours. The minstrels wandered from place to place, and sang their own poems to intelligent and critical audiences at public gatherings. Trials of skill were frequent, and great rewards fell to the share of the victor...
...well-attended meeting of the Deutscher Verein was held in 16 Hollis Thursday evening. Mr. Oaks of the Law School read a very creditable paper giving a picture of the public and private life of the German people of today. The society voted to have a dinner at Young's about the middle of December. It is intended to make the dinner as characteristically German as possible. None but German dishes will be served. Dr. Francke has consented to preside at the dinner...
...series of public lectures has been arranged to be given during the winter in Sever 11 and in Boylston. The lectures will treat particularly of the intellectual life of Germany. Mr. Henry Villard will deliver the first of the series early in January. His topic will be political. Prof. Ripley of Yale will speak in February on "Goethe," and Dr. Francke in March on "Individualism." The fourth lecture will be on "Modern German Thought and its significance to English-speaking People." It will be given by Mr. I. W. Harris of Concord. Mr. T. R. Kohler who has charge...