Word: periodic
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...said that the Koran, which today furnishes spiritual food for two hundred million people, is unique in that it is the work of one man. All other religious books of the same character the work of a long period of years and one of many men working under widely different circumstance. On this account the Koran possesses a greater degree of unity than any of the other gospels. The book consists of one hundred and fourteen divisions or suras. These are arranged arbitrarily, in the order of their length. The suras appeared at different times, as occasion demanded. They were...
...chorus was improved in organization; next the number of principals in the dialogue was increased to three, and thus the complete action of the drama could be presented. In this development the chorus gradually became subordinated to the dialogue, but remained an important feature during the most flourishing period of the drama...
...theatre. The Greeks went to the theatre in the morning and stayed all day. The theatre was only open for three days in the spring, on the occasion of the Dionysias festival. It was a religious duty for the people to attend at this time, as it was a period of utter abandonment to pleasure...
ADOPTED MARCH 5.Amendment. Amend S 42, by inserting the quoted clause: Probation means that a student is in serious danger of separation from college. When a student has been put on probation, whether for a stated period or not, he can be restored to full standing only by a special vote of the faculty. While on probation he is not permitted to compete for any prizes or honors offered by the college, nor to take part in any public theatrical or musical performance or athletic contest, nor will he be recommended for a degree. "He may be required...
...closes as follows: "We admit the principle of the resolution is indisputably correct, but we protest against it as rank injustice unless it be accompanied by longer recesses." The system of special reports is next criticised as "carried greatly to excess," so that many are crowded into a short period, and thus "men are overburdened with work." In the last editorial an improvement in the elective list, as recently suggested by the CRIMSON, is urged. The "Topics of the Day" is devoted to a discussion of "The Hour Examination." The writer recommends their limitation to "the few very large elementary...