Word: popular
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...gives us great pleasure to welcome again Mr. E. Charlton Black of Edinburg who will deliver a course of lectures on English literature, beginning tonight. Those of us who had the privilege of hearing Mr. Black last year will recollect how scholarly and interesting his lectures were and how popular they became. They are on subjects which he well knows how to make entertaining and instructive; and as the course is free to all, Sever 11 should be well filled...
Since the visiting union has the choice of subjects, Yale proposed for argument; Resolved, That the power of railroad corporations in the United States be further aided by national legislation. Harvard did not particularly favor it, thinking it not of sufficient popular interest. Yale appeared unwilling to change the subject, but said they would consider it later, and inform the Harvard union by Thursday. They also did not favor the proposal to have judges at the debate, who might decide upon the winner though Harvard thought such an arrangement would excite greater interest in the debate...
...another kind of pictures were those representing battles, but these are, however few and are mostly semi-religious. The figure of a person floating in the air was still another kind of picture which was very popular, while the fondness of the Romans for outdoor scenes led them frequently to cover their walls with representations of every day life...
...Advocate in its last issue has touched upon a timely subject in its editorial, treating of the need of a course in Music corresponding to the popular one in Fine Arts. We need such courses in a few other departments besides that of Music, and such a one in Astronomy has been wanted for some time, and yet we seem to be no nearer having it than we have been before. It is an o d subject perhaps, and we have treated of it before now but it still remains open to discussion...
...advantages of such a course are obvious and have been considered at other times than this. As Geology IV aims to give us a general and so called popular knowledge of the world, - of the composition and history of the earth, the growth of matter and the development of man - so a popular course in Astronomy would aim to give us a general knowledge of the heavenly bodies, their history, so far as it is known, their relation to each other and their probable future. The Annex already offers a course in Astronomy by Professor Searle, which, being entitled Descriptive...