Word: overgrown
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Beside the roads one often comes upon old houses, some shaded by trees and overgrown with vines, and others standing grim and bare. There are also old mansions surrounded by large lawns and gardens...
...Ancient Cities of Central America." Mr. Gordon described his trip to Honduras and his visit to the old cities of the interior, whose remarkable ruins give some idea of the civilization which flourished there ages before the coming of Europeans to America. These cities, once so magnificent, are now overgrown by forests, inhabited only by wild animals, and many of them seldom visited by man. Mr. Gordon also told several anecdotes illustrative of the character and customs of the present inhabitants of Honduras...
...that she has no real claim to the title of university. Her present functions are "to furnish a liberal education as complete as possible," and to prepare students to enter upon professional careers." Of these Mr. Bowditch thinks the former absorbs too much attention. He suggests that "the somewhat overgrown academic department should be divided into two distinct departments" the "academic" and the "philosophical." The philosophical department would correspond to some extent to the present graduate department, while the academic course would be shortened to three years. This arrangement he believes would attract more students and induce many...