Word: sketch
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...great an interest is taken, at the present time, in the various N. H. courses, and as several of these courses have a more or less elaborate system of laboratory work with the microscope, it was thought that a brief sketch of the instrument and its possibilities would be acceptable...
Last evening Prof. Royce was greeted by an audience which filled Sever 11 to overflowing. Prof. Royce gave a brief recapitulation of his first lecture and then proceeded to give a sketch of Californian society since the Bear Flag movement. Marshall, who first discovered the gold, was found to be a thoroughly worthless man. The people of the early history of California often descended to a state of semi-barbarism, yet there was always a spirit of manhood and heroism which has brought California to the strength she has today. The miners were allowed to work the mines...
...debate. The formal wording of the question was, "Resolved, that the advance of civilization justifies the policy which the United States has pursued toward the Chinese." Mr. M. C. Hobbs of the Law School appeared as the first champion of the United States. He opened with a historical sketch of the inter-course of our government with China, dwelling particularly on the Burlingame treaty and the Blaine bill. His main historical points were statistics in regard to immigration and the control of the "Six Companies," by which he claimed Chinese immigrants became in fact slaves...
...mere announcement that Dr. Royce is to lecture is sufficient to draw a large audience. Last night Sever 11 was crowded with an audience which was highly entertained by the lecturer's sketch of the beginnings of California. The amusing features of the early occupation of the state were touched upon very humorously. The lecture, which was read from manuscript, lasted about an hour and a quarter...
...unique form and general typographical make-up of the new monthly is extremely pleasing; it is quite a departure from the form of any magazine we have seen. The table of contents consists of stories, sketches, criticisms, poems, editorials and book reviews, choice morsels for the most delicate palate. It was announced that a feature of each number would be an article from the pen of some prominent alumnus, and common report assigned to Mr. Wendell the honor of contributing the first of this series. Such proves to be the case. The Monthly opens with a sketch by the author...