Word: reads
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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President Eliot, of Harvard, will read a paper before the New York Nineteenth Century club during the winter upon "Religion in College...
...choose, with some alternatives, from seven courses of study. If, for instance, he wishes to pursue a classical course, course I would be his choice. This includes Latin and Greek with the alternative of Mathematics or History. In Latin, besides composition there are nine authors to be read, among them Livy, Horace, Tacitus, Cicero and Juvenal. In Greek there are six authors, Lysias, Homer, Sophocles, and others. Supposing he desires the modern studies, then for Science he can elect course III, comprising Chemistry, Biology, and either Latin, Mathematics, or Italian. For a more literary course, he can take course...
...Smith, A. B. Houghton, C. A. Brown, and P. G. Bolster have been elected to the Historical Society. The first regular meeting of the society will be held on next Monday. Mr. McClure will read a paper on the recent Afghan troubles...
Last evening in Holden Chapel was held the annual meeting of the Base-Ball Association. In the absence of the President and Vice-President, Mr. James A. Frye was chosen temporary chairman. Manager Claflin then read the report printed below, which was accepted, and the Association elected the following officers for the ensuing year: president, A. D. Claflin, '86; vice-president, D. C. Clark, '86; manager of nine, A. B. Potter, '87; treasurer, W. H. Rand...
...could master a new language in so short a time, the prelate answered that he had known Russian already. That did not satisfy me, however, for one knowing Latin can easily learn Italian, but not within a fortnight. Since that time, for forty years I have zealously read everything that was written about the polyglot Cardinal. I was about giving up my task when suddenly I struck the hidden secret...