Word: treating
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Greek drama always preserved the unities. This part of the lecture, which treated of the drama, the manner of preserving it, and the equipments of the theatre, was especially interesting. In closing, various views of the masks used in the Greek theatre were shown in anticipation of the next lecture, which will treat of the costuming, among other subjects...
...given on topics in which the Finance Club are especially interested, the subjects to be discussed are ones with which every one ought to be acquainted, and the lectures will, no doubt, excite a general interest. The lecturers are men of well known ability, and will treat their subjects in a most interesting way. We are glad to see the enterprising spirit which the Finance Club displays in giving this course of lectures. We believe that it is the established custom of the club to give such a course each year; it is certainly evidence of a most commendable activity...
...Daily Themes" treat of a variety of topics, and are all well worth reading. "The Library" gives a possible clue to the success of Yale in athletics." "On the Cars" is an amusing sketch of a "fat fidgety old woman," and "A Beggar," one of the best, is full of pathos...
Perhaps the most valuable set is a set of twenty-three "Text books of Science," written by well-known scientists. These books treat of the various natural sciences, of photography, of telegraphy, of the steam engine, railway appliances, etc. Another excellent set is a set of 53 volumes of Latin and Greek texts, edited and annotated by Dr. John T. White, of Oxford. Among the other books the following deserve mention: a complete set of the "Epochs of History;" selections from the English classics, and numerous works on the different branches of mathematics...
...larger collection of works on the same subject, given to the library by Dr. Ross about one year ago. The former incomplete collection is now rendered almost perfect, and the library now possesses more works on this subject than any other library in the country. The books treat principally of the history and of the early political, civic and industrial institutions of mediaeval Germany, and will undoubtedly prove a great aid to students of history, political economy and kindred sciences...