Word: witchcraft
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...poor. David B. Frankenburger contributes a well illustrated article on the University of Wisconsin. He gives a short sketch of the life of the University with brief histories of some of the most notable men who have been connected with it. William S. Nevins, the well known writer on witchcraft has an article on the importance of "The Study of Local History." One of the best things in this number is "Proportional Representation" by Stoughton Cooley. It is an able treatment of an important subject which is now a matter of interest to everyone interested in the purification...
During the two centuries and a half of the existence of Harvard College but one graduate has been executed as a malefactor and he was a victim of the witchcraft delusion...
...idea that we cannot have so good boy choirs as England is noted for. Choir masters in this country are understanding better the matter of vocal culture and it is found that the American boy can produce as good a musical tone as the English lad. "Stories of Salem Witchcraft" continue the interesting account of the trial and condemnation of witches during the seventeenth century. The writer cites many of the astonishing charges which were trumped up against the unfortunate victims and the terrible ordeals which they had to meet. It was not till 1693 that belief in witchcraft...
...Harvard," should of itself make the number an interesting one for Harvard men, even if the other articles were less interesting and offered less of a variety than is the fact. Of these other articles perhaps the most interesting to college men will be the "Stories of Salem Witchcraft," by W. S. Nevins, whose writings must always have a peculiar interest to all who are familiar with his charming musical studies and sketches. A short article in "America in Early English Literature," by I. B. Choate, in which the author cites some of the "numberless references to the early colonists...
Professor Barrett Wendell will speak at the 200th anniversary of the witchcraft delusion...