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Whenever we hear the word "forum," we have a sudden vision of Cicero standing in the Roman Forum, wearing a flowing Roman toga, and making the speeches which were the bane of our lives a few years ago; we never imagine that the forum is a present day possibility. But men acquainted with English universities, especially Oxford, realize that the forum does not belong to historical Rome alone; it is today a great force in training university men in thoughtful discussions of important topics of the day. An impressive list is made when the names of the greatest Englishmen...
...written more extensively on this subject and on Greek literature in general. Since 1898, when he assumed special charge of Philosophy 1b (later A), a course in the history of ancient philosophy, he has opened to many a man a clear and inspiring vision of Greek and Roman thought. Professor Palmer's own thinking seems to his hearers extremely modern, in that it is created instantly and adapted unerringly to the issue before him. But a part of this very spontaneity results from his long reflections over the problems and the solutions of the past. He interprets antiquity in another...
Christianity was introduced into Bohemia about 873, and taking a strong hold on the people, developed the spirit which later came into such bitter opposition with the Roman See. Bohemia was the theatre of hostilities during a large part of the Thirty Years' War, and was frequently pillaged by Swedish troops. Not until 1845, was the country able to establish its old national independence, but since then the Austrian yoke has gradually been lifted...
...CLASSICAL CONFERENCE. "A Relic from an Ancient School-Room." Dr. K. K. Smith.--"On the Origin of Roman Satire." Dr. R. H. Webb.--"The Text of Buddha-ghosa." Professor Lanman. Harvard...
...CLASSICAL CONFERENCE. "A Relic from an Ancient School-Room." Dr. K. K. Smith.--"On the Origin of Roman Satire." Dr. R. H. Webb.--"The Text of Buddha-ghosa." Professor Lanman. Harvard...