Word: shaped
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Marquis of Lorne writes on the "Partition of Africa," Erastus Wiman on "Over Production in Sumitres," Dr. Paul Gider on "Dr. Koch's Discovery" and Ignatius Donnelly evolves a new cipher from Shakspere's works in the shape of the words "Francis Bacon, Sir Nicholas Bacon's Son" occurring over and over again...
...list of contributors to the November number of the Monthly is short, but the contributions are correspondingly long. The opening article is by President Eliot on the "Enlargement of Gore Hall." It sets forth the needs of the university in the shape of better accommodations-needs which are constantly growing more preasing. The president fully justifies the action of the students in appealing for help to the graduates and friends of the university...
...Semitic Literature. The Old Testament, said Professor Toy, is the only remainder of the old Hebrew literature; it is the most rounded and complete of all ancient Semitic literature. Beginning with the organization of Hebrew tribes, when Saul became king, it was brought out a century later in literary shape. The old Semitic literature has a very small compass. Much of the little that there was has been lost, and many of the tribes had none. There was a regular order of production in literature. First the old folk-stories, then an attempt at an epic poem, then historical annals...
...Conference Francaise will this year occupy the rooms in the Niles Building to which it has admittance as a member of the Union Club. The rooms are being neatly fitted up and the various trophies which belong to the Conference in the shape of flags and shingles will decorate the place...
...satisfactorily solved. Harvard is to have a magnificent field, as large as all the grounds now in use. The soil of the new field is better than that of Norton's Field, and can be made ready for use with little difficulty. As soon as that is put into shape, work will be begun upon the adjacent swamp land belonging to the college, and this will be gradually reclaimed, until at the end of twenty years, Harvard will have the finest athletic park in the country. These grounds, too, are within only seven or eight minutes walk of the yard...