Word: schiller
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Yale, during which time he did a great deal to further the prestige of that university. He was the author of a great many books on philology, besides works in his particular field of Sanskrit, he composed French and German grammars and translated several foreign books, among them being Schiller's "Wilhelm Tell." He had the general supervision of the publication of the "Century International Dictionary" and was the author of numerous writings on word derivations...
...Freund, ob ich den Vater soll entberhren." (Schiller: "Wallenstein...
Some of the greatest men of history have mistaken their vocations and found their true work only after false starts. Goethe began to study for the law and schiller spent some years as any army surgeon. Sir Francis Bacon believed that his fame would rest of his career as a lawyer and statesman. Bourne-Jones did not begin to paint until he was nearly thirty years old. In our own time we have seen Mr. Booth Tarkington who aspired to be an artist emerge as one of the leading American authors...
York has been announced as goal for the game tomorrow night, although Schiller has been the regular goal-tend thus far this season. York is 19 years old, weighs 160 pounds and is 5 feet, 10 inches in height. This is his first year on the team...
...hard shooter and in play off the boards is excellent. Bierworth, at coverpoint, is a strong defensive player and, with Herron at point, makes up a defence that while probably not as formidable as the University defence, has nevertheless shown up very well in the games played to date. Schiller is not as dependable a goal-tend as Wylde of the University team, but he has occasional flashes of brilliancy that remind one of Gardner and Carnochan. On the whole he is a valuable man, but frequently he lets by apparently easy shots...