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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...last number of the Nation is an interesting letter concerning the late Prof. Sophocles. From it we learn the following facts: While yet a boy, Prof. Sophocles left his native village in Thessaly and went to a monastery at Cairo, where he devoted himself chiefly to the Greek classics, In 1820 he returned to Thessaly and entered a school there; but the war for Grecian independence breaking out in the next year, he went back to Cairo. After the war he went back to the Archipelago, where he met the Rev. Josiah Brewer, who persuaded him to come to America...
...winter games of the Union Amateur Athletic Club took place last evening, in the Institute Rink, Boston. Several students entered and a large part of the college went in to witness the sport. Harvard met with more than its share of success. Out of over forty entries, five were Harvard men, and three of these won first prizes...
...show, and which he believed were concealed in some of the students' rooms. He was summarily ejected by the college police, as the college law forbids strangers the privileges of the buildings unless accompanied by students or having obtained permission from the same. After some altercation, the unfortunate scientist went to his hotel, packed his trunk, and left town...
...received their preparatory training in a Realschule should be admitted to the Universities, and, if they were admitted, under what restrictions this should be done. The answers, taken as a whole, were distinctly opposed to the Minister's implied proposal. The decree was nevertheless issued and went into immediate effect...
...crooked stairs of Holworthy and at length tumbled in an inglorious heap before Professor-then plain Mr.-Sophocles' door. The usual consequences followed, and on awaking next morning the student had a painful if vague impression of having had an interview with the proctor. Gathering himself together he went down to see what might be effected by an apology. He explained to Mr. Sophocles that the had not fully command of himself, and concluded by hoping that if he had used any unbecoming or disrespectful language the officer would overlook it in consideration of the fact that he was-well...