Word: noah
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...following biographical sketch of President Noah Porter of Yale is from the Era: "President Porter is the son of a Connecticut minister, and was born in 1811. He was graduated from Yale in 1831, and, after some years spent in teaching and preaching, returned in 1846 to take the chair of Metaphysics which he has ever since held. In 1871 he succeeded Dr. Woolsey as president of the college. With the exception of his "Books and Reading" and his "American Colleges" and "The American Public," nearly all of Dr. Porter's books are upon metaphysical themes. But the work which...
...funny man of the Times thus moralizes over Dr. Schliemann's recent discoveries: "When Dr. Schliemann digs for any particular thing, whether it is a city, a tomb, or a set of jewelry, he is morally certain to find it. He dug for Noah's ark in the Hill of Hissarlik, and he found it on the second day, not more than seventy feet below the surface. Later excavations have laid bare the entire ark, though, thanks to the great discoverer's precaution in putting a board fence around it and in compelling his workmen to dig with their eyes...
...Boston, but next Wednesday afternoon it will stay for a few hours in deference to a testimonial tendered Mr. Tompkins, at which the following programme will be presented: "Lady of Lyons," Mr. William Redmund, Fraser Coulter, Mrs. Thos. Barry, and others. "OEdipus Tyrannus," Mr. George Riddle, Miss Rachel Noah. "Virginius," Mr. John McCullough in the title role. Songs, Miss Franklin. "Slasher and Crasher," Messrs. John T. Raymond, D. J. Maguinnis, and others...
...matters-such as the choice of the place where the annual boat-race is to be held and the selection of a referee-the representatives of the two universities are hopelessly divided. A day or two since the Yale president, who must not be confounded with another person-one Noah Porter, who is sometimes called president of Yale College-had a long interview with the Harvard captain, and the two great men parted with a conviction that a rupture could not be prevented. The prospect now is that no boat-race will be rowed this year, and should this...
...large attendance at the chapel services Sunday morning is a strong evidence that men are willing and anxious to attend church services when suitable inducements are offered. Who would willingly lose an opportunity to hear a sermon preached by such a man as Noah Porter? On the other hand, who cares about listening to a soporific discourse delivered by one Mr. Smith...