Word: peculiarly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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This correspondence, now published for the first time, is not only interesting as showing the growth of this peculiar friendship, perhaps affection, between two literary men, but is an addition of some value to the writings of Emerson. Many of these letters with their views upon life are veritable essays and they are written in a literary style...
...them to the central club, on the principle of concentrating the energy in a single improvement which will benefit every one instead of a few. We do not wish, however, to attack any plans taken up by the religious societies. Their work pursues a high purpose, and lends a peculiar dignity to undergraduate life by its sincerity and lack of ostentation. It is, then, not in disparagement of the Brooks Memorial, and those whom it is intended to benefit, that we suggested the change of plan. It simply seemed to us fitting that the welfare of a section should...
...peculiar fact was noted in connection with the steel grand stand lately erected on Holmes Field. This mass of magnetic material has caused variable disturbances in the magnetometer records of the "horizontal intensity" component of the earth's magnetism. Although this has in some ways greatly inconvenienced the original investigations which are constantly being made by the director and his staff, this difficulty will be obviated next year by the removal of the grand stands to Soldiers Field...
...object of the collector was to secure the best works of the great masters. Many of the engravings are valued as beautiful and accurate transcripts of paintings, others for some peculiar merit of their own or because they are important in the history of art. Thus there is a specimen of the work of the earliest known German engraver and also an Italian engraving of a very early date...
...transferred to the Corporation of the University. Heretofore the property belonging to the Museum has been held in trust by a Board of Trustees. The Museum (as annually stated in the Catalogue) has been "a constituent part of the University; but its relations to it have been affected by peculiar provisions." These provisions are now removed by the transfer of all the property held by the Trustees. The Museum will henceforth be directed by a faculty in place of a Board of Trustees. The faculty consists of President Eliot, Professor Putnam, and Messrs. Stephen Salisbury, Charles P. Bowditch and Francis...