Word: romans
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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TUESDAY, Feb. 7.- Semitic 1, 2; Sanskrit 1; Greek C; English G; Philosophy 3; Political Economy 7; Roman Law 1; Fine Arts 2; Music 2; Mathematics 1; Chemistry...
...were not printed until 1822; so that there is for the writer no available record of the standard of historical studies before that time. Judging from the actual status of that year, considerable attention must have been given to classical history, through the medium of ancient historians and Adams Roman Antiquities. Yale College has always been a stronghold of classical culture. During the first half of the nineteen century probably more students, both at Harvard and Yale, were fed upon the Scotch diet than upon any other historical material. When one contrasts the old-fashioned manuals of Adams and Eschenburg...
...historical department in Ancient History and Geography. Since 1846 these two studies have continued to be the chief requirements of the historical department for admission to the college. In 1886 the history of England and the United States was proposed as a possible substitute for Greek and Roman history...
...more suggestion and I close. Why not have two or more men to keep the time and let the referee give his undivided attention to the ball? I say two, because there is less likelihood of a mistake, real or intentional, where two men are concerned. Like the ancient Roman consuls, one would act as a drag upon the other...
...shoulders of as joyful a body of students as Harvard has looked upon for a long time. At the entrance to the gymnasium the members of the team were cheered long and lustily. In the evening a celebration was held in honor of our victory, and bonfires, roman candles, fire-crackers and skyrockets (not the Princeton cheer) made night hideous for a short time. The general enthusiasm, however, was considerably dampened by the unfortunate accident to Captain Holden, to whose energy and patience Harvard men, individually and collectively, owe so much...