Word: lifework
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...which are not obtained in later life. If a man is going to be a physician, it is good for him to get a taste of literature in College. Whether right or wrong, this theory has something in it, and the studies which are directly in line with the lifework are not always the most beneficial studies...
When we attempt to survey the lifework of Alexander Agassiz, we are astonished at its amount, variety, and quality. He was largely engaged in commercial undertakings; he carried on detailed researches on the group of the Echinoderms; he added scientific knowledge of the great oceans by his deep-sea researches; he travelled more extensively than any other man of his time in studying coral-reefs; and he assisted Harvard, his alma mater, by his generous donations to her museums and other interests...
...Graduate School is one of a small number of places of study in America at which young men can prepare themselves in a thorough manner for a lifework of higher scholarship...
...board of trustees of Cornell University were agreeably surprised here to-day while in session by a communication from ex-President White, announcing his determination to give to the university his superb historical library. This collection of books, the gathering of which has been Mr. White's lifework, consists of about 30,000 volumes, 10,000 valuable pamhlets and many manuscripts. It has cost more than $100,000, and its present value cannot be estimated. Remarkable are the collections upon French, German, English and American history; upon the middle ages, the Jesuits and the inquisition; the early history...