Word: writer
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...significance of the word "logos," or man's words, which in early times contained practically the sum of human knowledge. In those days when a book was written it was considered the property of the author; it was to be kept from the public and especially from the professional writer. All things that were worth being recorded were termed "grammata" by the Greeks and the writer was a "grammaticos." As a book was intended solely for the author it was written in a form that was practically impossible for another man to decipher. Hence arose the practice of a writer...
...this morning the CRIMSON prints a communication eloquently pointing out the ever increasing union of North and South and pleading for a greater recognition of this union in the University. Today the union of the States is certainly reflected in the life at Harvard, and we agree with the writer of the communication that some recognition of it would be appropriate. The Harvard Union, as its name implies, is the proper place for such a symbol and we heartily indorse the suggestion that pictures be hung there of the two men who, on opposing sides, were foremost in the struggle...
...following subjects, chosen by the English department at the suggestion of the donors of the gift: "Nathaniel Southgate Shaler," "The Waverley Oaks,' "Cuba," "Tschaikovsky." Manuscripts must bear an assumed name and should be accompanied by a sealed letter containing the true same of the writer and superscribed with his assumed name. Competition is open only to undergraduates in the College...
...following subjects, chosen by the English department at the suggestion of the donors of the gift: "Nathaniel Southgate Shaler," "The Waverley Oaks," "Cuba," "Tschaikovsky." Manuscripts must bear an assumed name and should be accompanied by a sealed letter containing the true name of the writer and superscribed with his assumed name. Competition is open only to undergraduates in the College...
...college is not a four years' recreation before hard work, but that it is, nevertheless, an excellent place to get the broader education (along with the other) to be derived from mixing with men. There is much more to the article, however; and one gets the impression that the writer has still much more that he has not told. Mr. Perkins is not didactic, though his style is forceful; and he has the delightful quality of being personal. A high standard is set for the other "representative undergraduates," whose views, we are told, are to follow...