Word: russians
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Miss Florence Kelly, '82, daughter of "Pig Iron" Kelly, of Pa., well remembered as one of the brightest and most strong-minded women who ever attended Cornell, and whose marriage (as reported) to a distinguished Russian Nihilist was announced some months ago is well remembered at Zurich, Switzerland, where she was one of a little band of students who there sought the higher degrees which they were not allowed to take in other German Universities. While at Zurich, Miss Kelly was prominent in a woman's rights movement which resulted in sending a petition to Congress, though...
...Russian Government is about to establish at St. Petersburg, a Polyglot college, where perhaps eighty-five languages will be taught. A Russian professor, himself speaking over a score of languages, is about to publish Mezzofanti's method of learning a foreign tongue. "Every man of average capability can learn any foreign language within a month," says the Professor, "and whoever fails is lazy or a stupid fellow...
...unusually large audience listened to the debate at the Harvard Union last night. The subject was, "Resolved: That Russian Nihilism is justifiable." The vote on the merits of the question resulted in 67 votes for the affirmative and 43 for the negative. The following gentlemen spoke as principal disputants, affirmative, A. B. Houghton, '86, and E. J. Rich, '87; negative, A. C. Boyden, '86, and J. M. Merriam, '86. The skill in argument was decided in favor of the negative by a vote...
...question for discussion at the Harvard Union this evening is, "Resolved, That Russian Nihilism is Justifiable." The principal disputants are, affirmative, A. B. Houghton, '86, and E. J. Rich, '87; negative, W. C. Boyden, '86, and J. M. Merriam...
...executive committee are to be congratulated upon the selection of the topic for debate in the Union this evening. Russian Nihilism is one of the most momentous issues of modern times. Its discussion cannot fail to interest and instruct to an unusual degree. The recent lectures upon Socialism have renewed the interest in the question of the communistic spirit of the lower classes of to-day, and the debate to-night promises to be one of the best contested of the year. As this evening offers the last opportunity to those who have not yet spoken from the floor...