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...meeting in Boston the other day in the interests of Roanoke College, Virginia, President Eliot of Harvard spoke in its behalf, saying: "That he was sure all present felt deeply touched by the story of the devotion and self-denial of the noble men who are bravely struggling to build up Roanoke College, doing what is to them a sacred work. For some years past he had learned of this heroic and self-sacrificing endeavor and the more he knew of the work and its representatives the more he esteemed both, and such would be the case with...
...been said by one of the instructors that the present freshman class has done better work in German than has been done by any freshman class for several years past...
...patented bicycle, which is claimed to be several seconds to the mile faster than the present machine, will soon make its appearance...
...school of archaeology (that of the Americans) has already begun its work in Athens. The personnel of the school embraces the director, Mr. William Goodwin, and four regular pupils sent out by the colleges and universities co-operating in the support of the institution.... In addition to those already present others are expected, and with them the well-known Hellenist, Mr. Felton. All the members of the American school have already acquired an extensive knowledge of ancient Greek. The director of the school, a man fifty years of age, is the leading Hellenist in America and England, a professor...
...speaking at a very early date, to be sure, points to a close and exciting race next spring. The seniors and juniors have an advantage in their experience, while the sophomores will depend upon their superiority in weight and what improvement in form hard work will make between the present time...