Word: worldly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...nineteenth century is well shown by Balzac, with its ideal of commercial honor. But the "bourgeois" class has not been able to receive the rich foreigner as it would like, and only today are they beginning to study and appreciate the energetic, laborious and commercial society of the New World...
...larger part of the report is devoted to showing the desirability of having the Semitic Museum undertake various explorations on its own account. It states that there are several obvious reasons why the Museum should undertake explorations in Egypt. For many centuries Egypt was intimately related to the Semitic world, and it is certain that a well-planned and vigorous expedition would bring to light many of the treasures still lying beneath its soil. Several European governments and learned societies are displaying great activity in Egyptian excavations, and owing to this activity the chances for success in this field...
...Semitic Department that Harvard should conduct explorations in Babylonia-Assyria, from which country have come the most impressive of all Semitic discoveries. Another field which invites the departments more strongly than any other is Palestine. Little exploration has yet been done there, yet Palestine is so important in the world's history that even small results in the number of objects found would reward large expenditure of time and money...
...Scheuber '05, in the 40-yards dash, scratch, furnished the surprise of the evening by defeating A. F. Duffey, Georgetown, the holder of the world's record at the distance. Both the 40-yards, novice and handicap, were won by G. F. Henneberry '02, who had no trouble in getting first in either event...
...eleven events 492 entries have been received from 43 different athletic associations, including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia, Cornell and Dartmouth. A. F. Duffy, Georgetown, and R. C. Eury, New York Athletic Association, both of whom hold world records, have entered the 40 yards dash and the three standing jumps respectively. Harvard will be represented in all the events except the three standing jumps...