Word: subjectivity
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Last evening in Harvard 1 Mr. E. P. Morris of Yale University gave an instructive lecture under the auspices of the Classical Club. His subject was "A Latin Poet and his Greek Model." Professor White wittily introduced Mr. Morris, saying that the theological disputes of former times between Harvard and Yale had in the lapse of years developed into an "odium athleticum periculissimum," but notwithstanding this, the relations between the Yale Classical Club and the Harvard Classical Club had always been most friendly...
Granted that the Latin poet depended upon a Greek model, it is next necessary to ascertain just to what degree the former imitated the latter. Until lately the investigation on this subject has been narrow, because the interest has been purely historical. Some authorities say that Plautus was simply a translator and an imitator, while others maintain that he treated his models with great freedom and originality. The latter opinion is probably more just, for the passage of plots from one author to another is permissible and common in the history of literature...
Last night Mr. Alexander Agassiz, Director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, gave an interesting lecture in the University Museum on "Some European Zoological Stations and Museums." Mr. Agassiz is an authority on this subject, having spent over two years in Europe 1870-71 in visiting all of the most important museums. The lecture in brief was as follows...
...meeting of the Board of Overseers, which will be held this morning in Boston, the subject of intercollegiate football will be discussed. The subject was brought up at the last meeting, but no action was taken, and the discussion was postponed to today's meeting...
Pedagogical Seminary. Should the extent to which a subject is pursued or the method of teaching it vary with the pupil's probable destination? Mr. W. R. Butler. Sever...