Word: worldly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Geological Survey, now of the University of Michigan, on his ascent of Mt. Rainier, this being one of the series of public lectures that the club hopes to arrange; Professor Russell will probably also address the club members on "Practical Methods of Exploration." A "Round the World" meeting is planned for May 29, when several members of the club who have lately made the tour of the world will tell something of their experiences. Students who propose to make the round-the-world trip will be invited to attend this meeting...
...English Speech." Although, he said, the English language is, when spoken by the best speakers, a most vigorous as well as an exceedingly sweet and poetical language, it is in its usual utterance even among educated people, and especially in the United States, the most abused language in the world. For the last twenty years there has been manifest in the professions and in society a carelessness in speech and in manner of delivery which makes one ask: What is to be the end of this decadence...
...Epilogue, treat interestingly the rather live subjects: "The Appreciation of Music" and "The Meaning of Music." Each of the other essays gives the reader an acquaintance with the composer's personality, and studies his work largely from that point of view, indicating his significance and influence in the modern world of music...
...hospital, for the care exclusively of babies under two years of age, is designed to be the most complete and perfect of its kind in the world. It will accommodate fifty patients, allowing for each bed an unusually large amount of room and air space. Within the hospital will be a memorial laboratory, equipped by gifts from members of the class of 1901, for the scientific study of infants' diseases--both for purposes of practical medical investigation and for the instruction of students in the Harvard Medical School. The hospital will contain also a laboratory for the scientific modification...
Following Professor Norton, Dr. Cyrus Adler of Washington, spoke of the Museum as the first in the world to be devoted exclusively to Semitic study. Professor G. F. Moore read brief extracts of letters from Professor Toy and others, and was followed by Mr. Jacob H. Schiff, the donor of the building, who as chairman of the visiting committee of the Semitic Department, formally transferred the building to the University. In conclusion, President Eliot, on behalf of the Corporation, accepted the gift, which he called the storehouse of a great historical past and said should be an inspiration...