Word: unearther
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Operations are going on in Mesopotamia to unearth the city of Ur and the ruins of Chaldean civilization, antedating by several centuries the civilization of the Nile...
...report to the President, "Something has been done to spread the interest in athletic sports as exercise. Second and even third teams and crews have had informal games with our neighbors, and scrub teams give many students opportunities in hockey and baseball. Mr. Garcelon has tried to unearth lonely Freshmen, and, through physical exercise, to strengthen their bodies, clear their minds, and bring them into healthy association with their fellows. He maintains that a systematic effort would noticeably better the physical, mental, and moral condition of the whole class...
...than does mere listening. Besides, notes often prove the means of arousing a student's interest in what had hitherto seemed a very dull course, and the better work which invariably attends increased interest consequently results. More important still, note taking teaches one to grasp the essentials and to unearth the underlying fundamentals from the mass of illustrations and illusions by which they are oftentimes obscured. Also, condensation and conciseness of expression are promoted by careful note taking. Finally, a very practical side to the advantages accruing from the possession of complete notes becomes apparent at the end of term...
...matter both by the undergraduates and instructors. Professor Norton addressed a large and enthusiastic audience in Sever on the subject, and at that time there seemed no doubt, judging from the feeling of the college at large, that Harvard would bear her share in the efforts to unearth the site of the famous temple, the shrine at which the ancient world worshiped. The central interest of the Delphic temple has been so closely connected with the growth and cultivation of the ancient languages, it was expected that from all the colleges of the land contributions and aid would come from...