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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...greatly lamented, for it caused him to attempt much, and to finish little. His many and various tastes urged him different ways. He looked too deeply into the "well spring of truth," and in striving after the unobtainable, he left behind him a life of singular incompleteness, but of vast promise. He was neither religionist nor classicist, and looked at things coldly and scientifically. For the blending of light and shade, harmony, and grace of contour, he was almost unsurpassed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Art Lecture. | 3/20/1894 | See Source »

...take great pleasure in calling attention to the work that has been done by the Foxcroft collectors for the Brunswick fund. It is rather singular that practically the only response made to the appeal in last Friday's CRIMSON has come from that portion of the University which is least able, from a financial standpoint, to help the matter along. Aside from the money turned in to us by the Foxcroft Club, we have received less than two dollars. This is decidedly humiliating and would be very discouraging if we felt that the fund had been thoroughly advertised. By this...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/7/1893 | See Source »

Seminary of Classical Philology. The Difference between +++ and +++ in Homer. Mr. H. E. Burton. - The Second Person Singular, used indefinitely, in Greek. Mr. J. R. Taylor. Sever...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Calendar. | 4/20/1893 | See Source »

...THURSDAY.Seminary of Classical Philology. The Difference between +++ and +++ in Homer. Mr. H. E. Burton. - The Second Person Singular, used indefinitely, in Greek. Mr. J. R. Taylor. Sever...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Calendar. | 4/15/1893 | See Source »

...Rockefeller, who was the first to come to the front in giving endowments and who has, in all, contributed about three millions has made the singular provision that the interest from all his donations shall be used only in payment of salaries of professors. This accounts for the high salaries that are offered and the ease with which prominent men from other colleges are induced to change the field of their work. The head professor will receive $7,000 a year. As to denominational tendencies, Mr. Harper says that the university will be run upon broad principles, being no more...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Prof. Harper on the University of Chicago. | 3/2/1892 | See Source »

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