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William Napier Shaw, eminent in the new science of meteorology; welcome delegate from John Harvard's College, and from the ancient university whose sons here the sacred fire of learning to a new England;
John Christopher Willis, also a delegate from the University of Cambridge; an eminent botanist, remarkable for his knowledge of tropical plants; Director of the Royal Garden in Ceylon; who has done a great work in improving the varieties useful to men;
The visiting professor is the most eminent authority in Europe on ancient history. He holds numerous degrees from the leading European universities, including the degree of Ph.D., conferred by the University of Leipzig in 1875, and that of Litt.D., which he received from Oxford in 1907. After studying at the...
"Samuel Franklin Emmons, geologist; eminent in science; forty years in the service of the nation, skilfully exploring the mineral resources of the continent;
Tonight he is to speak on "Education as a Career," a subject which no one is better fitted to discuss than he. From a small New England university, Harvard has been made a great national institution through his untiring efforts, and the whole spirit of education throughout the country has...