Word: state
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Arts and Letters Co. of New York has just sent us an extremely amusing book, entitled "Fables and Essays," by John Bryan of Ohio. We are at a loss to comprehend the "of Ohio" part. Why he should wish thus to compromise the Buckeye State is inconceivable. The book is composed chiefly of prefaces in which Mr. Bryan has endeavored to vindicate himself by explaining how he came to be an author; but even with such copious explanation he is not convincing...
...Wednesday.Board of Overseers. Meeting at No. 50 State St., Boston...
...Such a state of things is not altogether to be regretted. It creates a healthy and sympathetic activity among those engaged in each line of intellectual work; it admits of a congeniality of acquaintance and friendship as great as, if not greater than, can exist at other colleges. But it very obviously does not admit of as much contact between men of different interests as is inevitable where they are thrown together in the same classes for four years. Such contact, if we had more of it, would mean, not that our present social relations would be materially altered...
...constitutional convention of South Carolina has made provisions for an industrial and normal school for Negroes, to be supported by the state. The present school of this kind is to be separated from Claflin University and will be managed as a state institution. Part of the profits of the state liquor selling business are to be applied to the school fund, besides the three mills tax and the poll...
President and Fellows of Harvard College. Meeting at No. 50 State street, Boston...