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...Upper Boylston by Dr. Julius Sachs was greatly enjoyed by all his hearers, owing to his excellent presentation of this novel subject. The doubt as to the value of classical studies has intensified the ardor of those who pursue them, and has given a new turn to their investigations. Modern archaeology tries to reconstruct the life of the ancients from their monuments, and the Greek vases are perfect storehouses of knowledge about the private life of the Greeks. These vases have been preserved by being enclosed in tombs, and were not, as some have thought, especially designed for funeral purposes...
...growth of the soul in old age these men stand in great contrast. Darwin was a mighty river, but ran on one side of the island and could not run on the other. He was one-sided. Asa Gray retained, on the whole, a better grasp of modern thought...
...grown very rapidly in the last few years. The museum now embraces the Sheldon Jackson and Trumbull-Prime collections, the collection of Etruscan potteries made by Professor Frothingham and several others, most of which are well known; and recently a collection of bronze medals, medallions and coins of Modern Europe and America has been presented to the college by Mrs. Robert L. Stuart of New York. Perhaps the most interesting series of medals is the one cast in honor of the president of the United States by order of Congress. There is also an interesting series commemorating the Declaration...
...important new books-Meyer, "Modern Theories of Chemistry"; Thomas Kirkup, "An Inquiry into Socialism." Also 2 vols. "Oxford" and "London" in Freeman and Hunt's series of "Historic Towns...
...important new books-Meyer, "Modern Theories of Chemistry"; Thomas Kirkup, "An Inquiry into Socialism." Also 2 vols. "Oxford" and "London" in Freeman and Hunt's series of "Historic Towns...