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...Mysia on a hill between two rivers which flow into the Aegean Sea. It was of no importance before the time of Alexander the Great. After the death of Alexander the city was chosen as a place of deposit for treasure by Attalus who founded a dynasty in 241 B. C. which lasted for several hundred years. The princes of this dynasty distinguished themselves by their energy, and by the purity of their private lives. They were troubled by hordes of barbarians-the Gauls or Galatians-who had already overrun Italy and Greece, and were invited into Asia Minor...
...scholars came to Pergamon who worked in the library and contributed to the philological learning of the times. The natural sciences were also subjects of study. The princes of Pergamon adorned their capital in a sumptuous manner. This was especially the case with Eumenes whose reign ended in 157 B. C. The principal sculptural works date from his time. Pergamon continued to be the principal city of Asia Minor during the period of the Roman Empire...
...B. Bodley, of last year's Mott Haven team, is married and studying law in Chicago...
...wishes to receive contributions of cast off clothing shoes, rubbers, books and c., for use in missionary work among colored people at Talledega, Alabama, in charge of Frederick Reed, (Harvard '82). All who can contribute anything please send postal to J. B. Lewis 67-C. H. or A. B. Seymour, 12 Farwell place. A prompt response will enable us to make one shipment before Christmas...
...B. LEARNED, '90,A. E. TAUSSIG, '91, 46 Matthews Hall.Tutoring. History 1, 10, 11, 12, 15, 18; Fine Arts 4, Political Economy 4, Philosophy...