Word: war
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...rapid increase of colleges in this country is evident from the fact that before the Revolutionary war there were but nine in existence. Harvard was the first to be founded in 1636; William and Mary next in 1692; Yale in 1701, and Princeton in 1746. The charter for the University of Pennsylvania was granted in 1749, and eight years later, in 1757, King's College was founded in New York city. An iron crown was placed upon it, as the emblem of royalty, but this was removed when the institution took the name of Columbia College. The Rhode Island College...
...Lamont first described the newspaper as it exists today, and the requirements for service upon it which college men must prepare themselves to fulfil. Before the civil war, even our leading papers did not concern themselves with presenting news, they were rather the organs for expression of opinion upon well known subjects by able writers. The editor was great, the reporter insignificant. Today, however, people are not ready to follow other men's opinions; their one desire is for the news and for all of it. There are not more than four editorial writers in the country whose writings possess...
...Francis A. Walker gave "A string of war stories" at the University Club smoke talk, Friday evening...
...bill has passed Congress appropriating $64,000 to William and Mary College as a reimbursement for the destruction of its buildings and other property by soldiers during the civil war...
...written and illustrated by Gilbert Gaul. It is a short account of life on the Island of Jamaica with three or four pictures of typical native scenes. The installment of "Letters of two Brothers," passages from the correspondence of General and Senator Sherman, treats of the end of the war. Henry B. Fuller contributes a long article on Westminster Abbey, profusely illustrated with views of the Abbey from different positions and of the most interesting spots inside. "The Rousing of Mrs. Potter" by Gertrude Smith is a good story of country life. There is a short critical sketch of Camille...