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...English pole vaulter, raised his American record to 11 feet 11/2 inches, and W. J. Barry broke the record for throwing the hammer in the English style. making 121 feet 7 inches, at N. Y. A. C. games on Saturday...
Yesterday morning, Prof. Emerton lectured to the students in history, 20, on the "Sources of Historical Investigation." The following is the substance of his lecture : What are the original sources accessible to students of history? What are the misconceptions of the word history? History is a record of the lives of men in groups. History is not the philosophy of history. Many believe that history is all in the books. In this they are much mistaken-as much as they would be if they should refer natural science and language to books. If one should learn history he must...
...historical sources must be viewed through the motives of the writers. A letter written for publication is quite different from one of a private nature. This question, fortunately, is not often a difficult one. There remains the question of the comparative value of an unconscious and a conscious record. The former is a record, pure and simple the latter is apt to be influenced by personal considerations. It cannot, therefore, be so untrustworthy...