Word: moderns
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Physics Building will contain the departments of physics, geology, modern languages, and a couple of rooms for mathematics. The university building will contain the boiler house, the gymnasium, the dining hall, and the academic theatre. Plans are about to be begun for buildings to contain the departments of chemistry, metallurgy, the various engineering departments, and architecture...
...Modern Language Conference. The Home of the Indo-Germanic Race. Professor H. K. Schilling. Sever...
Macmillan and Co., will publish a volume of "Studies in Structure and Style," by Mr. W. T. Brewster, A. M., Tutor in Rhetoric and English Composition in Columbia College. The work is based on seven modern English essays, is furnished with an intoduction by Professor G. R. Carpenter, also of Columbia...
Among Macmillan and Co.'s most popular December books are Matthew Arnold's "Letters," which have already gone into the third edition, and Mrs. Oliphant's "Makers of Modern Rome," which is in a second edition. Lafarge's "Considerations on Painting," and Miss King's "New Orleans," have also proved very popular, both of them having gone into a second edition...
...Until modern times, physical force and intimidation was the only known method of restraining those who prove unable to restrain themselves. Now, however, the purpose of punishmen is more justly to inculcate self-control, the rule of moral force. With this object inview, of calming stubbornness, and appealing to prisoners through hope rather than fear, the Elmira reformatory system has been introduced and bids fair to become a success, so far as may be expected of any remedy for the disease of crime. At Elmira every effort is made to find the weak points of each prisoner and to strengthen...