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Last June the Harvard Corporation sent to Yale a gift of books which consisted principally of a translation from the Sanskrit of the Atharva Veda. The translation was made, shortly before his death, by the late Professor W. D. Whitney of Yale, and contained a text with critical and exegetical commentary. As the translation was incomplete at the time of the author's death, a large amount of work was necessary before it could be published. This task, including revision and editing, was undertaken by Charles R. Lanman, Professor of Sanskrit at Harvard, and a graduate of Yale. The necessary...
...Francis G. Peabody conducted the services in Appleton Chapel last night. After anthems by the choir and prayer, Dr. Peabody read the scripture lesson from the thirteenth chapter of St. Matthew, and chose as the text for his sermon the third verse of this chapter: "Behold, a sower went forth...
...library, as planned, will include the text book library now in Sever 15, numbering between three and four thousand volumes, and forming an exhibit of the text books published by the different houses; and the education library proper, or works on education; which, it is planned, shall be bought with the money which has been contributed for the purpose...
...first regular meeting of the Harvard Christian Association was held in Phillips Brooks House at 7 o'clock last evening. F. R. Cope '01 led the meeting, and took as a text the words spoken by Peter to the beggar at the Temple in Jerusalem: "Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have give I unto thee." The speaker rapidly reviewed the privileges offered to men at Harvard, the responsibilities which are connected with those privileges, and the duty of men to discharge those responsibilities as best they may; to give, if not the "silver and gold...
Professor Moore chose as his text the twelfth verse of the second chapter of St. James' Epistle: "So speak ye, and so do, as men that are to be judged by the law of liberty." At the outset of university life, the speaker said, a man comes into a new freedom of thought and action. The restrictions and guiding influences which have surrounded the boy are gone, and the man is at liberty to think and do as he chooses. It is not unnatural that he is tempted to eat of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil...