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...lessons to be drawn from a study of the purely religious aspect of the story. Dean Hodges called attention to the fact that the monks of the Dark Ages were the first to produce, as a means of conveying religious truth, the sacred plays of which "Athalie" was a modern revival, and pointed out the striking ethical teachings of Athaliah's usurpation and downfall...
...Modern Language Conference. Papers: The Relative Frequency of Words in Elementary German. Dr. Bierworth.- Some Account of Irish Literature. Dr. F. N. Robinson. Sever...
...intellectual and moral growth of ancient peoples. To him literature and monuments were records of life, and were to be interpreted by that and in turn themselves to interpret it. He said once, laughingly, that we called the Romans ancient, but when they were alive they thought themselves as modern as anybody there was. If he was discussing the etymology of words, he had no fine spun theories, but considered always how the minds of the people amid their surroundings worked in their habitual thought to make words...
Professor Jules Luquiens, head of the French Department of Yale University, will speak before the Cercle Francais at the Colonial Club tonight at 7.30 on Victor Cherbuliez, the great modern French novelist...
...second of the Paine Prizes, which are awarded for essays on the ethical aspect of the modern social questions, has been given to Herbert Werner Stebbins, first year graduate, 1896-97, for an essay on "Some Moral Limitations of Poverty...