Word: novels
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...must be familiar with science. General education is very necessary, and the mere study of old books is not enough, for new laws are constantly being formed out of custom, and a bird's eye view of all knowledge is of great practical importance in deciding upon the many novel cases which are constantly arising. The systematic training of the mind, such as only given by a college course, is of especial importance to the lawyer. No study is a waste of time, and it is impossible to say which will prove most useful. By a accidental knowledge of Norman...
...lecture on Greek vase-paintings given last night in Upper Boylston by Dr. Julius Sachs was greatly enjoyed by all his hearers, owing to his excellent presentation of this novel subject. The doubt as to the value of classical studies has intensified the ardor of those who pursue them, and has given a new turn to their investigations. Modern archaeology tries to reconstruct the life of the ancients from their monuments, and the Greek vases are perfect storehouses of knowledge about the private life of the Greeks. These vases have been preserved by being enclosed in tombs, and were...
...dealt with as that of Greek vase paintings. Dr. Sachs is eminently fitted for this work, as he has been making a specialty of this study for several years. The point of view which his lectures, whose titles appear in the college calendar to-day, will take is a novel one, and of such a nature as to appeal to the layman as well as to the scholar. We trust that the college will show its appreciation of the favor conferred on it by the Classical Club by making use of these opportunities to hear some very valuable and attractive...
...first of a series of Arabic readings, given by Mr. J. R. Jewett, of the Semitic department, took place in Sever 11 last night. The subject was a historial novel called "Antar, a Bedouin Romance," written during the reign of Haroun all Raschid, and, as it is 4,000 pages long, only selected translations could be given. This poem depicts the wild life of the desert, such as the Iliad affords us of the life of the ancient Greeks. Antar was a real character, and his fame as a warrior and poet was long preserved by tradition. Singlehanded...
...that section of the country. Mr. Dunne has always had uniform success with his patrons and has established a reputation among college men which places his firm in the front rank of the merchant tailors who supply the demand made by students of the country for exclusive and novel goods...