Word: recording
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...English pole vaulter, raised his American record to 11 feet 11/2 inches, and W. J. Barry broke the record for throwing the hammer in the English style. making 121 feet 7 inches, at N. Y. A. C. games on Saturday...
Yesterday morning, Prof. Emerton lectured to the students in history, 20, on the "Sources of Historical Investigation." The following is the substance of his lecture : What are the original sources accessible to students of history? What are the misconceptions of the word history? History is a record of the lives of men in groups. History is not the philosophy of history. Many believe that history is all in the books. In this they are much mistaken-as much as they would be if they should refer natural science and language to books. If one should learn history he must...
...historical sources must be viewed through the motives of the writers. A letter written for publication is quite different from one of a private nature. This question, fortunately, is not often a difficult one. There remains the question of the comparative value of an unconscious and a conscious record. The former is a record, pure and simple the latter is apt to be influenced by personal considerations. It cannot, therefore, be so untrustworthy...
...seriously, is not this record largely due to the fact that the yearly average required from each student is ten per cent higher than it was under the old and ever-to-be-regretted marking system? Do the revered members of our highly-respected faculty realize that, in changing the marking system, they have demanded that every man in college shall obtain a yearly average of 60 per cent., instead of 50? And this, in face of the fact that the rigorously-minded instructors have not departed one jot or one tittle from their ancient rigor. I think...
...three weeks. Among the events, it is expected that there will be a half-mile race open to all amateurs in the country. Sherrill, '89, who is now the champion 100-yards runner of the country, will run in these races, as will also Hinckley, '88, who has a record of a quarter-mile in 51 3-4 seconds; Bradner, who is able to run within a fraction of a second of the record in the half-mile run has retired from the track permanently. It is reported that Ludington, '87, who holds the inter collegiate championship in the hurdle...