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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...said that the knowledge is valuable only in proportion to the light it throws on the science of living, and that Anthropology bases its claims to recognition on the great profit man would derive from an intelligent study of its laws. It is sometimes claimed that Anthropology covers too much ground, that a complete knowledge of man would include all that is known in every debarment of scientific research. But could not the same be said with equal force of History and Philosophy? do not they, in their broadest sense, also include all knowledge...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dr. Ward's Last Lecture on Anthroplogy. | 3/12/1889 | See Source »

...moral and mental activities. These are merely phases of modern anthropological study, for Anthropology embraces all the relations of man to nature. It may seem strange that a study of such vital importance to humanity should be of such recent origin. But, as the child does not wonder much about itself until it has in some degree satisfied its curiosity about the things around it, so the human race has but lately begun to study itself, after having, through centuries of labor gathered a little knowledge of surrounding objects. So recent is the study of Anthropology that no university, either...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dr. Ward's Last Lecture on Anthroplogy. | 3/12/1889 | See Source »

...Atkinson, of the Lampoon, Mr. Faulkner was elected. It was suggested to the committee that the dinner should be held the last of next week or the first of the week following. As there was no more business to be transacted, the meeting adjourned, everyone being very much pleased at the interest shown in the matter and the unanimity with which the officers were chosen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Press Dinner. | 3/12/1889 | See Source »

...more care in writing notices for the CRIMSON, to make them as short as possible. Our notice column has been very much crowded of late by the number and extra length of the notices sent in for publication...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/12/1889 | See Source »

...rely upon themselves and confine their comments upon their contemporaries to friendly and usually straightforward criticisms. The proposed dinner is a rational outcome of the tendency towards co-operation, and of the decroase in the spirit of rivalry. We are sure it will call forth great enthusiasm and much good feeling and hope the plan will be successfully carried...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/9/1889 | See Source »

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