Word: pasted
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...some years past there has been a widespread idea that there is a conflict between the truths of science and religion. By many people religion has been taken as a kind of sentiment rather than a rational belief. The first real difficulty in the way has been the Biblical account of the creation of the world in six days. In view of the gradual development of other planets, it seems hard to believe that the world could have reached so high a state of development in six days. But this account is not to be taken too literally...
...came out for the first time yesterday and rowed for part of the time at bow. He is probably the last of the old men who will come out. The crew had a rather harder day's work yesterday than usual on account of their not rowing for the past few days. The crew was coached by Fennessy as usual and rowed in the following order: Stroke, Kales; 7, Forbes; 6, Shepard; 5, Derby; 4, Fox; 3, Lewis; 2, Brewer; bow, Fairchild, (Townsend...
...short time ago W. F. Corliss, the present secretary of the club, proposed the scheme of celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary, and it being supported by both present and past members, 268 invitations were sent out, from 135 of which answers have been received, 80 being acceptances. The club now consists of twenty-two undergraduates...
...Joseph Jefferson, the well-known actor, gave a talk on "Dramatic Discourse," Monday afternoon, under the auspices of the Cliosophic Society. The lecture was intensely interesting and very entertaining with his humor. This lecture was the last of a series of special lectures during the past two weeks which have served, by their interesting character and present importance, to attract the whole university...
...detail and a general excellence that has never been attained in this city before. The stage setting is exceedingly harmonious and beautiful, and the costumes of surprising excellence. The performance as a whole is far ahead of many other productions by more pretentious grand opera singers in the past. The laurels of the performance crown the new stars, Mlle. Fatmah Diard and Miss Nina Bertini Humphrys, who has come on from New York to join the company. Mlle. Diard was received with remarkable demonstrations of enthusiasm Monday night and is established a favorite already. Miss Humphrys is petite, demure...