Word: sketches
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Geological Conference last evening Mr. Daly gave a Review of Geike's "Memoirs of Sir. A. C. Ramsey," which was followed by a report by Mr. F. C. Shrader on "The Orange Esker." Mr. Jaggar finished by a sketch of the "Excursion to Nahant...
...Copeland began his varied list of subjects last evening with a brief critical sketch of Mr. Daly's revival of "Two Gentlemen of Verona." This play is one of the earliest, and not one of the best, of Shakespeare's works. The plot is so unreasonable, and one of the characters (Proteus by name) so preposterous, that it is easy to understand the infrequent representations of the piece. The reason for its being seldom given, however, lies more perhaps in the fact that, with the partial exception of Launce, who belongs of course to the low comedian, there...
...Bowdoin Prize dissertations, on the subject "An Historical Sketch of the Theories of Electricity with Especial Reference to Changes in Recent Years," will be read by A. W. K. Billings '95, at 7.45 this evening in Sever 5. The aim of the paper is to discuss, in as non-technical a manner as possible, the reasons for past changes, the present conceptions and the supporting experimental evidence. The reading is open to the public...
Reading of Bowdoin Prize Dissertation. An Historical Sketch of Theories as to the Nature of Electricity, with especial attention to changes of theory within recent years. Mr. A. W. K. Billings. Sever...
Reading of Bowdoin Prize Dissertation. An Historical Sketch of Theories as to the Nature of Electricity, with especial attention to changes of theory within recent years. Mr. A. W. K. Billings. Sever...