Word: chauvenet
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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LOST.- In Memorial Hall, a Chauvenet's Geometry and History I Note Book, Finder will please return to A. J. Garceau, 884 Main street...
...This condition of things has led to the re-establishment of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, which was founded at Yale in 1837, but on account of internal dissentions was broken up in 1873. Among the prominent men who have been members of the society are President Dwight, Professor Chauvenet and ex-Governor Harrison. The society will be established on the four year's plan and numbers of each class. A number of under class-men have already been pledged...
...student." But what is meant by "properly qualified?" It goes on to say, "a degree of astronomical knowledge as is implied in a thoro' acquaintance with Herschel's 'Outlines of As tronomy,' also a sufficient knowledge of mathematics readily to comprehend the mathematical expressions in works like Chauvenet's Spherical and practical Astronomy." Of course students of the University are thus practically debarred from availing themselves of this instruction unless they were fortunate enough to have made a study of this science before they entered college. But we know that there was no such qualification for entrance...
...following from a Yale paper, seems to indicate that mathematics is not much more popular there than here. "If one wishes to see a real funeral procession he may look at the sophomores passing into or, better, perhaps, passing out of the Chauvenet recitations...
...glamour to the place which is irresistible to the Freshman. He looks upon Mr. Sever with no less awe and affection than on the Registrar himself. He considers it a privilege to buy books at a store sanctioned by the Faculty of his dear College, and pays for his Chauvenet and Horace with no thought or wish that there might be better bargains. If not before the end of his first year, then surely at the beginning of the second, he awakes to the knowledge that he is paying exorbitant prices. He looks around for a competitor to Mr. Sever...