Word: mountainous
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...These rivers flowed through ice arches under the glaciers; and remnants of them can still be seen in the low curving hills in some parts of the state. At the same time, it is worth remembering that we have near by all that is left of a mountain range, once as grand as any in the word, in the White Mountains and in detached peaks such as Monadnock...
...Associated Harvard Clubs of Chicago, St. Louis, Minnesota, Pittsburg, Omaha, Louisville, Milwaukee and Indianapolis, and the Rocky Mountain Club, have sent out a circular asking all graduates to aid them in nominating for the Board of Overseers Samuel H. Hill '79 of Minneapolis, who is now president of the Minnesota Club...
...soul wearied with the sorrows of life. "Anitras Tanz" is an infectious little dance into which Grieg has introduced an Oriental element. The final movement, 'In der Halle des Berg Konig's," introduces the troll music, an exuberant staccato, illustrative of the grotesque, fantastic, splendor of the unearthly mountain kingdom. The two Norwegian dances which ended the evening were heartily received...
Peer Gynt, an indolent, boastful Norwegian, indulged in youth by his mother, Aasse, leads a wild, roistering life. The element of irresponsibility and self-satisfaction in his character dominates the entire plot. Compelled to flee from the scene of his wild career, he takes refuges with the mountain trolls, but fearing to commit himself forever to their fantastic life, returns to his own people. From them his failings cause him to be exiled. He returns, however, in time to witness the death of his mother, after which he starts on a romantic quest after authority and empire. Next, Peer Gynt...
...Geological Conference. Papers: Origin of the Fresh water Tertiary Formations of the Rocky Mountain Region. Professor Davis. -- Pseudo-conglomerates. Dr. Jaggar.--Reviews and Notes. Rotch Building...