Word: sessions
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...fine opportunity for linguistic study. To fill the need thus felt, Prof. Montague, determined to start another school in its place, although with some doubt of its paying expenses the first year. The result, however, more than justified his venture. Over two hundred pupils were gathered, and the session was most profitable and interesting. Great praise is due to Prof. Montague for the admirable corps of teachers selected by him. With such instruction as came from the veteran Dr. Heness, originator of the "Natural Method," from the delightful Prof. Zuelling, and others of almost equal genius for teaching, study...
...great success of the Chicago School of Hebrew is an indication of the interest generally taken in biblical studies. And now, arrangements have been made for a summer School of Hebrew in New England, the first session of which will be held at Worcester, Mass., from Aug. 5th to Sept. 2nd. The instructors will be Professor Harper and his assistants, Frederick J. Gurney and Ira M. Price, of the American institute of Hebrew; Professors Charles R. Brown of Newton, D. G. Lyon of Harvard University, and H. G. Mitchell of Boston University. Arrangements have been concluded for a course...
When the meeting was called to order, Mr. Reuter was placed in the chair and presided throughout the session. The first business was the protest made by Harvard against the decision in the Harvard-Yale game of last year. It will be remembered that by gross decisions of the umpires, both Yale men, the game was won by Yale by a score of 2 to 1. Our team has never allowed that it was a real defeat, and so appealed. The convention rushed all the business on account of limited time, and the protest was tabled. Among the little business...
...diary and letters of His Excellency Thomas Hutchinson, Esq., B. A., 1727 (Harvard), Governor-in-chief of Massachusetts Bay Colony, is announced by Houghton, Mifflin and Co. Hutchinson, it will be remembered, was the governor who in 1770 transferred the session of the General Court from Boston to Cambridge, much to the disgust of its members...
...year of session at Cambridge, England is divided into three terms; one from October the 10th until December the 16th, another from January the 16th to the Friday before Palm Sunday, and the third, or Easter term begins the Wednesday after Easter and ends with Commencement day; the first of July...