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...charming imagery-and is not without the grace, fluency and terseness that make for success in the highly artificial form he has chosen. It has clearly lyric quality. "The Racing Blood" of Mr. Husband opens most promisingly. The first two stanzas' description of the Greek foot-race and the Roman chariot race are full of speed, vigor and physical exhilaration; but the third stanza which attempted to trace the same racing instinct in the automobile race, and to give a moral twist to the whole is a woful breakdown. It is hardly believable that the man who composed the spirited...
...Greek archaeology, of an annual value of $600 each; one in Greek architecture at the same school with $1000 annually, supported by the Carnegie Institute of Washington; two at the American School of Classical Studies at Rome of $800 each. (One of these is to be research work in Roman classical architecture; the other in Roman literature.) Two other fellowships, without any specified place of study, are those of Roman classical archaeology and of Christian archaeology, each with an income of $600 annually. Also, at the American School of Oriental Study and Research in Palestine, a fellowship...
...lecturer in English Literature; E. A. Darling '90, instructor in Hygiene; W. E. Dorman '98 formerly of the Historical Department; W. H. Dudley, professor of Biology at Wisconsin State Normal School, Platteville, Wisconsin; J. W. Eggleston '01, assistant in Geology; W. S. Ferguson, assistant professor of Greek and Roman History at the University of California; F. G. Fitzpatrick '0, Austin Teaching Fellow in Fine Arts; H. deW. Fuller '98, instructor in Comparative Literature; H. D. Gaylord, assistant in Mathematics; C. B. Gulick '90, assistant professor of Greek; W. C. Hellman '00, instructor in Music; J. L. Hogg '02, professor...
Professor Vinogradoff's main topic was the versatility of the ancient Hindoo, Roman and Greek priests. Besides being priests, they were lawyers, engineers, teachers, and magicians. The combining of religious with legal practices, such as these, was highly developed by the Hindoos. The teaching of religious morally and religious justice was closely related to law with them, especially in the case of religious commandments such as "Thou shalt not kill." Homicide is the origin of private feud. Apart from the injury done by homicide, there is the great sacramental sin which has to be purified. The only persons...
...Roman priests were also versatile and made the Roman calendar, since they were the only astronomers. In closing, Professor Vinogradoff said that the enormous influence of the Chruch on Christian nations was caused by the great gap between law and religion, into which it stopped...