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...neighborhood of, the shrine is very interesting, containing as it does the famous theatre of Epidaurus. The temple itself is one of the most perfect examples of its period now standing. A detailed restoration has been worked out by two Frenchmen, who have worked both from the ruins themselves and from the many references to the shrine in the writings of Pausanias and others...
...evident that Victor Hugo was not a perfect character, and his limitations are apparent to all who have read his works. His love of the theatrical, his tendency to exaggerate and his colossal egotism lend an air of Ialsity to his writings; he deals too much in contrasts and in superlatives. But his motive is good and it is in reality the intensity of his enthusiasm which leads him to over-statement. This exaggerative tendency, though it results sometimes in an undesirable sentimentalism, in the main enhances the ethical value of Hugo's work...
...hospital, for the care exclusively of babies under two years of age, is designed to be the most complete and perfect of its kind in the world. It will accommodate fifty patients, allowing for each bed an unusually large amount of room and air space. Within the hospital will be a memorial laboratory, equipped by gifts from members of the class of 1901, for the scientific study of infants' diseases--both for purposes of practical medical investigation and for the instruction of students in the Harvard Medical School. The hospital will contain also a laboratory for the scientific modification...
...frank discussion of personal ideals. They are meant to further acquaintance among members of the Graduate School, and to offer especially for these men a parallel to the general religious meetings of the Harvard Christian Association. Without limitation to sect or creed, they admit perfect freedom of individual views, and are quite without formality...
...been thoroughly drilled into the men and the general development of the team was progressing favorably. Besides, last year, there were strong, able candidates for the eleven who were not content merely to go through the practice in a perfunctory manner but were trying hard every minute to perfect and put into execution what the coaches told them. It was in this way that they learned the game, and when it came to the test, their learning, gained at the expense of hard work and attention to detail, stood them in good stead. The hardest games of the season...