Word: loree
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...College Library has recently received a gift of 83 volumes from the estate of the late Professor Wolcott Gibbs h. '88. The books relate mainly to Germanie and Scandinavian legends and folk-lore, and to medieval romance. Part of the books will be retained in Gore Hall, part will be placed in the library of the German Department, and part in the Child Memorial Library...
...what is the sum of your lore...
...Eastman's knowledge of Indian folk-lore and religion has been refreshed by frequent visits to various tribes, where he has learned many stories never confided to a white man. His first book, "Indian Boyhood," written in 1902, has met with hearty appreciation. Since then he has written other books on the same subject...
Since the professional baseball season terminated, a larger proportion of those who watch football practice are of the type known in baseball lore as "fans." Another unnecessary faction is the younger set of Cambridge and Boston uncertainties popularly known as "muckers." This decidedly extra-University element has certainly developed undesirable proportions. Theoretically there is no objection to orderly visitors who desire to watch our practice, but the unpleasant evidences of the tobacco chewing habit left in the Stadium by the older enthusiasts, and the utter disregard of the younger element for the rights of others, make their presence a nuisance...
...addition to the list of papers to be announced later, the program will include: 1. Meeting of the Council of The American Folk-Lore Society. Time and place to be hereafter communicated. 2. Address of welcome by President Schurman on Wednesday at 8 P. M. followed by a reception at his residence on the campus. 3. Joint meeting of the societies on Thursday at 3 P. M. with addresses by Hon. Andrew D. White, first president of Cornell University, and by two members from each society. 4. Meeting of the Committee on the Preservation of the Ruins of American Antiquity...