Word: moderns
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...official language. It was retained, however, at the next Commencement exercises. Now it has lost one of its chief strongholds in the quinquennial catalogue, and to replace it by English in the Commencement exercises would be a consistent and welcome change. The college is growing more and more modern in spirit. It long ago dropped Latin as a prescribed study, and no longer requires it even for admission. It seems almost an absurdity to hold the graduating exercises in a language the students are no longer obliged to know, and which the audience certainly do not understand readily. There...
...morning room large and well adapted for its uses. The breakfast room, kitchen, pantry, china closets, etc., are to be on the third floor, as well as the billiard room, which will have ten of the finest tables that can be produced. The bath room, with all the modern conveniences is placed on the same floor. In the top of the building will be the supper room which will be large enough for all meetings of the society. This room will be high and will ventilated with open truss work. Near this is a serving room and other rooms necessary...
...Jews in Modern Life. Lecture. Professor Toy. Jefferson Physical Laboratory...
SEMITIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO CIVILIZATION.The subjects of Professor Toy's two remaining lectures on semitic contributions to civilization are: Sacred Books, March 3; The Jews in Modern Life, March 7. The lectures are given in the Jefferson Physical Laboratory, at 4 15 p. m., and are open to the public...
SEMITIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO CIVILIZATION.A course of four lectures will be given by Professor Toy on Semitic Contributions to Civilization. The subjects are: The Alphabet, February 24; Monotheism, February 28; Sacred Books, March 3; The Jews in Modern Life, March 7. In the Jefferson Laboratory...