Word: moderns
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...that the success of the modern tendencies in Cambridge is, in the main, assured, the University and the country owe a debt of gratitude to the man who started the college on its new career of progress. Dr. Hill had a mind of remarkably strong original power, and came to see early in life that the great need of modern education was some method of imparting to the pupil power and knowledge, as well as learning. When he came to preside over Harvard College he immediately instituted reforms with this end in view. He caused examination papers...
...TUESDAY.Relation of the middle Ages to Modern Life and Literature...
MIDDLE AGES.Professor Marsh will give two lectures on the Relation of the Middle Ages to Modern Life and Literature, on the following dates...
...KENNEDY.SEMINARY in Modern History and Diplomacy. - Meeting at 4.30 in University...
Professor Marsh gave the first of his course of lectures on the Relation of the Middle Ages to Modern Life and Literature, last evening in Sever 11. In his introduction Professor Marsh spoke of his intention of describing, not so much this period itself, as the profitable way in which we may all study this intensely interesting and useful subject. And the basis of his course of lectures will be in the first a historical sketch of the period; in the second, an account of the work already done on the subject; and in his final lecture...