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...John Fiske gave a most interesting and entertaining address on the discovery of America, tracing the course of events which led finally to the voyages of Columbus and Vespuccius. The lecture was admirably if-lustrated by maps, showing the views about the earth's surface which were held by thinking men from the time of Ptolemy down to the 16th century...
...advantages of such a course are obvious and have been considered at other times than this. As Geology IV aims to give us a general and so called popular knowledge of the world, - of the composition and history of the earth, the growth of matter and the development of man - so a popular course in Astronomy would aim to give us a general knowledge of the heavenly bodies, their history, so far as it is known, their relation to each other and their probable future. The Annex already offers a course in Astronomy by Professor Searle, which, being entitled Descriptive...
...lesson taught is the great affluence of God s resources. How all we see around us, the grass, the trees. and everything else on this earth, to the heavenly bodies above, proclaim His boundless wealth, and endless power of manifestation ! And what can we say of our daily mercies? - ever new incentives to effort, new aids for new cases. How can we help but believe from all this that our life here is but a beginning also, but the promise of an endless life, of a life to come after this...
...hail and welcome, nations of the earth...
...feel that the expense should keep him away. It is the last chance which Ninety-two will have to come together for social purposes. Class re-unions after graduation are always pleasant but the way in which the members of the class scatter themselves over the face of the earth makes a large attendance impossible. This year, however, the class has not yet separated; the men are still in Cambridge with their work all done, waiting to graduate. It is the one chance in the whole life of the class when they can all come together, and every member...