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Xenocrates and Zeno of the Eleatic School contended that all Being was one and unchangeable, and that decay was non-Being. Parmenides had a similar belief. Opposed to these ideas was the doctrine of eternal change or transition, ceaseless flux and flow. Democritus, accepting in part the doctrine of Parmenides, evolved the Atomic philosophy, which treated from a scientific point of view, still lives in the atomic theory of today...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Professor Goodwin's Lecture. | 3/21/1896 | See Source »

...present they are preparing at the Observatory to send a collection of photographs to New York for exhibition. The collection is similar to the one exhibited at Chicago during the World's Fair...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD OBSERVATORY. | 3/20/1896 | See Source »

...take pleasure in announcing that arrangements have now been made with the Associated Press by which the CRIMSON will receive directly all news from other colleges. A similar arrangement was made last year with the New England Associated Press, which had to be given up at the beginning of the present year owing to objections made by one of the Boston dailies. Now, however, an arrangement has been effected with the general Associated Press, whose system extends over every part of the country. From now on we will publish regular dispatches containing the latest news from the colleges...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/17/1896 | See Source »

...races. Men will also be entered for the Harvard meet on June 3, besides the regular circuit races around New Haven. Through the efforts of the Athletic Association the individual expenses of the riders will be very small. The project of having a Yale bicycle meet early in May, similar to the Harvard races in June, has been discussed somewhat, but it is doubtful if this can be accomplished this year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE LETTER. | 3/17/1896 | See Source »

...London, which has grounds at Henley, has granted the privileges of the club to the crew, and a prominent boating men has offered to look after the shells. Thirteen men will be taken over and Mr. Robert J. Cook '76 will accompany them as coach. Two shells, exactly similar to those used by Yale for the past ten years, will be taken along. A careful canvass has been made of the candidates for the crew, and it is found that none will be disqualified by the clause in the Henley entrance requirements which prohibits any person who has done manual...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE LETTER. | 3/17/1896 | See Source »

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