Word: profs
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Prof. Thompson's last lecture on Protection last evening, was delivered before a very large audience. Indeed, the attendance at all of his four lectures has been such as to speak well for the interest which is taken by the students in this great economic question of the day, the tariff. We now look forward to the lectures which are to be given on Free Trade by an apostle of that school, only hoping that the lecturer may be as able, and as interesting as the gentleman who has so eloquently presented the other side of the question...
...Prof. Boyesen of Columbia has been writing for St. Nicholas...
...certain sophomore who returned to college rather late after the Christmas recess, found pasted upon the door of his room a notice something to this effect-"Room to let; the furniture may be had by applying to Prof.-, or to the Janitor." Judge of the perplexity of this Professor-whose name was given-when several students came to him to inquire about the price of the furniture...
...Prof. Palmer very kindly invited all who desired to meet Prof. Thompson, of the University of Pennsylvania to come to his room yesterday afternoon, and it is needless to say that the opportunity thus offered of a personal acquaintance with the distinguished lecturer on protective tariffs was accepted by a large number of students. The lectures which Prof. Thompson has been delivering, and which we regret will be finished this evening, have been listened to with marked attention and pleasure, and have on every evening drawn out large audiences. Although many of us do not fully agree with the lecturer...
...Prof. Eustis was the son of an army officer, Gen. Eustis, who had graduated from Harvard in 1804. He was born at Fort Independence, Boston Harbor on Feb. 1, 1819, and was consequently not quite 66 years old at the time of his death. At the early age of 15 he entered Harvard and graduated with the class 1838. He at once entered the Military Academy at West Point from which he graduated four years later, the head scholar of his class. This rank entitled him to a position in the Engineer Corps of the army with which he served...