Word: master
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...years, as he had had, he could not help noting the power the study of Greek gave in English sentence making ; that, while there are men of letters, like the late Dr. Holland, who have a natural gift of style without Greek culture, it is nevertheless true that, to master English idiom, the average man must be more or less familiar with Greek. Profs. Young, Cameron, Orrks, Winans, Libbey, Hunt and West also spoke...
...college. Little assistance can be derived from the history of his life. We have no information in regard to his birthplace, parentage or lineage. All we know of his English life is, that he received a bachelor's degree at Emanuel College, Cambridge, in 1631 and a master's degree...
Yesterday the first hare and hounds run of the season took place. The hares, Mr. Strong, '85, and Mr. Ayer, '87, started at 3.41 from the steps of Matthews. The hounds, with Walker. '84, as Master, started 8 minutes after. The course was a good one and lay up Brattle street, around Fresh pond and then home. The hares got back in about an hour, after going some six miles. The first hound was Fish, '86, coming in 16m. 52 1-2s. behind the hares, who thus win first prizes. Fish, who gets second prize, was followed by Jack...
Hare and hounds run today at 3.30 P. M. Hares, Mr. C. F. Ayer, '87, and Mr. A. H. Strong, '85. Master of the hounds, Mr. J. B. Walker, '84. Entries must be made at Bartlett's before 12 M. today...
Prof. Jowett, master of Balliol, Oxford, and translator of Plato's Dialogues has written to President Eliot urging that some arrangements be made in regard to American students coming to Oxford...