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Dates: during 1890-1899
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As there were no special laboratories at Harvard during these years, it is difficult to understand how chemistry and physics and the other sciences were taught. When Professor Cooke was first appointed a full professor he was unusully young and unexperienced, but it was owing to his zeal and energy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD IN THE FIFTIES. | 3/28/1896 | See Source »

There is certainly an attitude of individualism, of selfishness in the Harvard spirit; this is a good thing to a certain point, but far better it is to sink one's own personality for a common object. We are all one huddle of sticks and if one breaks we all...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FOOTBALL TALK. | 3/27/1896 | See Source »

Although Socrates was the father of many philosophies he had no system of his own. He taught the philosophy of philosophy. Taking for his motto the words "Know Thyself," he relentlessly showed up the ignorance of man, believing that it was the greatest obstacle to human knowledge. He said that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Professor Goodwin's Lecture. | 3/26/1896 | See Source »

"To the Harvard debaters we tender our congratulations. We admire and respect the institution whose representatives have never been defeated in this distinctly academic form of intercollegiate contests. No more gratifying prominence could be desired by any institution. Our wish is that Princeton may learn from Harvard's example and...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PRINCETON LETTER. | 3/25/1896 | See Source »

WILL the man who exchanged hats with me at the last meeting of the Deutscher Verein return mine and get his own.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Special Notice. | 3/25/1896 | See Source »

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