Word: ranke
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Often, however, the study of English, from a lack of funds, has to be associated with the study of some other language or branch of learning. Yet In spite of these disadvantages, for the last few years the study of English has rapidly increased and now takes a front rank in the curriculum of the southern academies and colleges. A gentleman who for ten years was an instructor in English at a southern college gives his opinion as follows...
...order that the high stand of college libraries in the country may be seen, their rank is given with relation to the whole number of libraries in the United States. For sake of reference the twelve largest libraries are added, and among them are found the libraries of both Harvard (third) and Yale (eighth...
...Harvard there is a large number of men who possess a great deal of interest and considerable skill in the art of photography. The recent exhibition contained the result of the labors of several students, and some of the exhibits sent in by Harvard men took a very high rank. AS the interest is so general, we are not surprised to hear rumors of the proposed formation of a Harvard Amateur Photographic Society. The present year seems to be a fruitful one for the birth of societies and associations, and we see no reason to prevent one more name from...
...this, there is the new Channcy Wright prize for a mathematical thesis, and a description of the valuable Boylston prizes for medical research. The Lee prize-reading having been discontinued, all mention of them ceases with 1883-84. These few additions and changes, together with the new names and rank of the students are the only points which make the new catalogue different from its immediate predecessor. And now that a suitable binding has been decided upon, why should it not become the permanent one, in a short time to be as familiar as the old blue paper covered catalogues...
...anyone who has studied under Prof. Laughlin, it is unnecessary to say that his edition of Mill's "Principles of Political Economy" is a work of real value and one that will take rank as something besides a mere textbook of the sciences. The editor has done more than one would gather by glancing at the title-page; he has not only abridged much that is unnecessary to-day in the original text, but he has added a great deal of matter in the form of extensive notes. A number of diagrams have been inserted in order...