Word: periodicities
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...performed by Harvard men, would in its effect be similar to the Latin play of last year and the Greek play which the Classical department had previously put upon the stage. It would doubtless lead to a quickening of interest in the entire English play literature of the period to which Ben Jonson belonged; and to this literature it would lend a character of reality which would be the best possible stimulus to students in the Department of English. It would be the intention of the department to have the play in every detail of its presentation an exact reproduction...
Lenten Season is the period for the formation of habit. One should make a definite resolution and follow it day after day unceasingly. Dean Hodges suggested that each man resolve to go to chapel each morning. Even if he did not feel any benefit from the service himself he was aiding others who needed the services by his presence, for it is a trait of human nature that a crowd always draws more to itself. He said the services should not be viewed with any sectarian idea. They were the family prayers of the college and sectarianism...
...William Pepper, ex-Provost of the University of Pennsylvania, who resigned last June, has issued his biannual report, covering the period between October, 1892, and June, 1894. In it Dr. Pepper makes a comparison between the University as it was when he became provost in 1881 and at the time of his resignation. In 1881 the University owned 15 acres, there were 981 students, and the fees received from them amounted to $92,701; in 1894 the acreage of the university was 54, the number of students 2180, and the fees $230,567. During his provostship were added the Wharton...
...time what part Harvard College makes of Harvard University. The answer to this inquiry must always include two elements; first, the proportion which the number of students in the Harvard College bears to the whole number of students in the University, and secondly, the relation of the required period of residence for the degree of Bachelor of Arts to the periods required for the other degrees given by the University. In both these respects the relation of the College to the University has changed within the last fifty years. The percentage of Harvard College students in the whole University...
Turning now to the periods of residence, it appears that the normal residence for the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Divinity has remained constant; that a residence of one year has been required for the degree of Master of Arts since 1872, whereas before that period no residence was required for that degree; that the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science, Doctor of Dental Medicine, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Bachelor of Agriculture, Civil Engineer and Mining Engineer have been added at various periods between 1869 and 1886; and that the required term of residence...