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Here I fortunately ceased to be the object of his attention, which was henceforth devoted to Grynde, who was reading his Kant in the further corner. "Ain't he got funny hair?" said he, pointing at his victim. "His mamma forgot to put a pin in HIS ribbon," smoothing a...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE INFANT PHILOSOPHER. | 4/23/1880 | See Source »

"NATURAL HISTORY 4. Geology," &c., as above. "The two-hour course will consist of lectures, in which will be explained the formation of the beds of rock on the earth's surface; formation of glaciers and the theories of their movement; volcanoes, their source and causes," &c., &c., in detail...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A DESCRIPTIVE BOOK OF ELECTIVES. | 3/5/1880 | See Source »

SOME time ago, I was talking with a young lady of Boston who is much devoted to art. She was complaining of the great difficulty in getting models, that is, intelligent faces to copy. Suddenly she asked me, jokingly, "Why won't you come in and sit for us, Mr...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ALMOST A STATUE. | 3/5/1880 | See Source »

Moreover, in the department of Fine Arts there is a much needed course. Now it takes at least two years to go over the history of Art, and to accomplish this at least nine hours of electives must be devoted to it. But there is here an excellent opportunity to...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEW ELECTIVES. | 3/5/1880 | See Source »

FIFTY thousand dollars has been left to the College by Mr. Jonathan Brown Bright of Waltham. Half the sum is to be devoted to maintaining five scholarships, and half to purchasing books for the Library.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE RETORT COURTEOUS. | 2/6/1880 | See Source »

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