Word: herbarium
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...natural religion, moral philosophy and civil polity also in appointing Francis Bowen, LL. D, Alford professor of natural religion, moral philosophy and civil polity, emeritus, in consideration of his many valuable services to the college during the past fifty years. The reports of the committees on the botanic gardens, herbarium and observatory were presented. Mr. Putnam presented a minority report on history and political science, and it was referred to the committee on reports and resolutions...
...following bequests to Harvard College: "All copyrights of books of which he was the author, all engravings of plants, pictures of trees, herbs, etc., and all portraits of botanists." These are to be left in the possession of his wife during life, when they shall go to the herbarium of the college...
...botanists of America of love and esteem for their master indicated the high place which the followers of his chosen science accorded him. When Professor Gray first went to Cambridge the establishment was hardly more than a botanic garden in name, and did not include either herbarium library or other proper material for instruction or research. Professor Gray is a foreign member of the Royal Society, of London; he is a foreign member also of the Institute of France, being one of the "immortal eight;" and long ago he was welcomed into all the less exclusive bodies of European savants...
...professor of botany in the new University of Michigan, but he declined the chair and accepted in 1842 the Fisher professorship of natural history at Harvard, where he remained until 1873, when he retired from the active duties of his office, though he still retained the charge of the herbarium. Dr. Gray's scientific work began at a time when the old artificial systems of botany were giving way to the natural system, and with Dr. Torrey, he was among the first to attempt the classification of species on the natural basis of affinity. Four years later, under the joint...
...advantages of college life, physical, social and in tellectual, can certainly be had for not more than $800 a year. and that $500 will cover all that is absolutely necessary. Brief accounts of the graduate department and divinity, law, medical and dental schools are subjoined, and the library, herbarium and observatory are shown to be in excellent condition. Of the summer courses, the report says that they have been serviceable to teachers and schools, and have helped to introduce into the secondary schools a rational teaching of science. The great variety of athletic sports which flourish at the university seems...