Word: roote
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Those who believe that he only is truly educated who can point out a Greek root in an English derivative, and quote Sophocles and Plautus, will hold the view that Harvard's walls will be filled by "superficial practicalists." Others who believe that educated men should be something beside curiosity hunters in the dead languages will claim that the young men who are to make future discoveries and benefit mankind with living truths, will see at Harvard an opportunity for beginning their good work. If this latter view be true, there is being planted the seed of a national university...
...Shakspere Club held its second public meeting last evening before an audience of about 200 ladies and gentlemen. The programme was as follows: L. Litchfield, '85, "Rufus Choate," by Wendell Phillips. T. H. Root, '85, "Wreck of the Arctic," by H. W. Beecher. E. T. Sanford, '85, "Enmity towards Great Britain," by Rufus Choate. J. W. Richardson, '86, "Treason of Slavery," by Carl Schurz. D. Kelleher, "The Wreck of the Hesperus," by H. W. Longfellow. I. Dickerman, '86, "Sectional Services in the late War," by Caleb Cushing. E. Stevens, '86, "White Murder Trial," by Webster. T. Rogers, "Aux Haliens...
...following men have been elected members of the Phi Beta Kappa Society: From '85, Craigin, Bacon, Lothman, Long, Davidson, Alderson, Hildreth, Chamberlain, E. I. Smith, Carrier, Gleason, Hansen, Arnold, Nutter, Goodale, Root and Aldrich. From '86 Huddleston, Snyder, J. N. Palmer, Carpenter, Rankin, Osgood, Kenison and LaMonte...
Tutoring in Political Economy I and German. T. H. Root, 22 Divinity...
Tutoring in Political Economy I and German. T. II. Root, 22 Divinity...