Word: ancients
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Dates: during 1890-1890
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...George Gordon spoke yesterday afternoon at the Vesper service. He said that in the ancient times most cities used to be surrounded by strong walls. Cities without walls, however, were not very rare, and they were often full of beautiful works of art, and their citizens famous in oratory and literature, but these were the defenceless cities, open on all sides to the attacks of enemies. It is just the same with human souls; those alone are secure from temptations which are well enclosed in a wall of moral courage and right. A man has no right to enter college...
...Maine's Ancient...
...Yale, Brown, Amherst, Wesleyan and similar colleges." For all this no proposition has been made to increase the requirements for admission. He argues that since in the new course as well as in the old a student may go through college and get an A. B. without knowing ancient or modern languages, mathematics, history or philosophy, the Harvard degree will become the least significant in New England. He further argues that the proposed change is nowhere demanded. American students, (even those at Cambridge) do not want it; neither do the Harvard alumni, or authorities of other American colleges...
...conference meeting last night Professor Toy spoke on The Old Testament in the light of other Semitic Literature. The Old Testament, said Professor Toy, is the only remainder of the old Hebrew literature; it is the most rounded and complete of all ancient Semitic literature. Beginning with the organization of Hebrew tribes, when Saul became king, it was brought out a century later in literary shape. The old Semitic literature has a very small compass. Much of the little that there was has been lost, and many of the tribes had none. There was a regular order of production...
...ROBBINS, Secretary.LOST.- Reber's History of Ancient Art. Finder will please return to 26 Little's Block...