Word: breeds
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...National Academy of Sciences were held at New Haven, in North Sheffield Hall. All members of Yale University were invited to attend the meetings, at which papers on the following scientific subjects were read: "The Lunar Eclipse, July 22, 1888," by Prof. E. S. Holden; "A Finished Breed of Horses," by Prof. W. H. Brewer of the Sheffield Scientific School. This paper was particularly interesting and received much applause. The last paper of Tuesday's session was one by Prof. Gibbs of Yale, and Mr. H. E. Hare; the subject was "A Systematic Study of the Action of Definitely Related...
...class of '92 at the Annex has elected the following officers: President, Miss Breed: vice-president, Miss Hale; secretary, Miss Donnovan, The regular students of this class have taken a curious stand for which it would be bard to find a precedent. They do not recognize the special students as members of their class, and do not allow them to vote or have anything to say about class matters, although there are only seven regulars and eighteen or twenty specials...
...that the English department does not have more scope allowed it, that after all such a comparatively few of the men now in college have this literary curiosity. It is a notorlous fact that a French gamin has a very pronounced gift of language and diction, while the American breed is uncouth and unintelligible. From the study of other literatures we are able to derive a style of our own in which the beauties of several languages are combined; by the study of archaeology, by the study of history of any kind, facts which possess a deep significance of their...
...Breed of Lynn, gave an exhibition with the 100 lbs. dumbell at the gymnasium, yesterday afternoon...
...addition to those already mentioned, he claims for it the following advantages: "1. The college is sending out a better breed of men." Under this head he speaks of the good influences produced upon the preparatory schools and he also quotes from President Eliot's remarks, which summarize the benefits of athletics at Harvard. "2. The system of college athletics gives opportunity for the development of certain qualities of mind and character not all provided for in the college curriculum. but qualities nevertheless quite as essential to true success in life as ripe scholarship or literary culture. Courage, resolution...