Word: spent
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...reported that Dr. Wilder D. Bancroft is to be Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Cornell next year. Dr. Wilder is a Harvard man, having received his degree of A.B. in 1888. After a year of graduate study he went to Europe. His first year of study in Europe was spent at Strasburg, and after two years at Leipsic he received the degree of Ph.D. from the latter university. Since Dr. Bancroft's return to America he has been an assistant and an instructor here...
...feels confident in the ability and discretion of Harvard students and of her Athletic Committee to do what is best for the preservation of the sport, even through the outlook is discouraging. Walter Camp has expressed his belief that curtailment of summer training and a reduction of the time spent in secret practice will materially lessen present evils. He hopes the University Athletic Club will take up the matter, and that the conference they may call will result, with the help of Harvard, Pennsylvania and Princeton in the modification of all objectionable features which cropped out at Springfield...
...Money may be better spent. - (a) Encouragement of commerce. - (b) Better diplomatic service. - (c) Reserves of ordnance: Rep. Sec. Navy, 1894, p. 16. - (d) Adequate coast defence: Cong...
Yesterday none of the crews rowed, on account of the roughness of the water. The 'varsity crew took a long run. The class crews, with the exception of the seniors, spent part of the afternoon in fixing up their boats, and afterwards took...
...March, 1773, Romney set out for Italy and spent two years in studying the galleries of Rome and Venice. On his return to London Romney rented a fine house in Cavendish Square. The Duke of Richmond came to sit for his portrait. The picture was a brilliant success and in twenty years Romney was the acknowleged rival of Sir Joshua Reynolds. In 1782 his friend Charles Greville brought Emma Hart, afterwards Lady Hamilton, to sit for her portrait. Of this famous woman Romney painted not less than twenty-three portraits in various poses. His picture of her as a spinner...