Word: parchments
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Minnesota Historical Society has just been presented by the Hon. L. D. Gilfillan with an ancient work on Geography, in three volumes. The books, which are printed in Latin and bound in parchment, are entitled "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, sive Atlus Novus." It was printed in 1645 at Amsterdam, and bears the name of a famous geographer of that time, Joannes Bloev, as author. The "Atlas Hovus is full of maps, all beautifully colored by hand and frequently surrounded by emblematic devices, together with scenes in the country represented. The unknown regions of the world are populated by horrid monsters creatures...
...acceptances for the eight hundredth anniversary of the University of Bologna are still coming in. Most of the foreign universities send elegant letters in Latin; some are beautifully engrossed on parchment...
...incident of the reception, of unusual interest, was the presentation by Prof. Parker in the name of Cambridge University, England, of greetings, engrossed on parchment, to President Eliot in the name of Harvard. This document is inscribed in Latin, with Greek quotations, and expresses the best wishes of old Cambridge University to the new, and the hope that the strong ties which binds the two counties may be made the stronger by such occasions as these. Accompanying the parchment, the seal of the English university enclosed in an engraved solid silver casket was presented...
...highest ideals of living, is to teach us to see what is right, and to stick to it unflinchingly, she must care more for the right than for money and popularity. It would be better for her to make men out of a few, than to give a parchment degree to thousands. Moreover, we must hear less of expediency and inexpediency. We must not be told that Harvard is afraid to take the stand for perfect religious freedom, because she fears unpopularity among certain classes. A church and a university can always afford to strive for the highest...
...Annex will become a recognized part of Harvard University, and the young lady graduates will receive, instead of a certificate stating that they have satisfactorily completed a course of study at "The Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women"-the incorporate name of the Annex,-a real parchment diploma, which will make them graduates of Harvard...