Word: moderns
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Modern Hamlet, A. E. Hancock...
Professor Hollis lectured on "Modern War Ships" last evening, in the Jefferson Physical Laboratory...
...modern battle ship is an evolution from the old Greek galley. Forty years ago we had practically all sailing vessels, manned by sailors; now we have great machines, managed by mechanics. There has been a complete change from heavy wooden frames and weighty constrction to light frames of iron or steel with a thin metal covering...
...conclusion the lecturer spoke of the organization on ship board. This consists of three classes. The marines, a survival of the fighting crew of the old navy; the sailors, the modern fighting crew; and the firemen and mechanics who will probably be the fighters of the future...
...Yale faculty has decided to drop the popular course in "modern novels" which has been given during the last few years by Dr. W. L. Phelps. It is the largest course in college and the reason given for its withdrawal is that it takes too much time from the classic and history courses...