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¹hf 40 Kirkland A.B. Boston A.B. Brown A.B. Brown Univ A.B. Dartmouth Coll A.B. Princeton Univ A.B. Univ A.B. Williams Coll A.B. Yale Univ A.M. Harvard Univ A.M. ibid Albert Allston Arthur Aspinwall Ave Associate Professor Asst Auburn Auburn St B'kline Brattle St Brookline Bussey Institution Cambridge St Charles River Chemistry Claverly Commonwealth Ave Conn Course Craigie D.M.D. Instructor Dana Dorchester Dunster Economics Edward English Francis Frederick George Graduate H'ke Half-course first half-year Half-course second half-year Hall Harold Harvard College Henry Hill History Howard Huntington Ave Instr Irving James John John Harvard Joseph Kirkland St Lawrence Lectures Leland Stanford Jr LL.B M.D. Assistant Malden Marlboro Mass Newton Newtonville Overseers Oxford St PH.B Ph.D Plympton Prescott Prof Randolph Robert Romance Languages Roxbury Russell School Smith Sumner R'd Thomas Trowbridge University Walter Washington Watertown Wendell St Westmorly Winthrop York
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Page 606 - AN INITIAL FINE OP 25 CENTS WILL BE ASSESSED FOR FAILURE TO RETURN THIS BOOK ON THE DATE DUE. THE PENALTY WILL INCREASE TO BO CENTS ON THE FOURTH DAY AND TO $1.OO ON THE SEVENTH DAY OVERDUE. FEB
Page 162 - Lord Clive. Parkman: The Oregon Trail. Group V. Poetry. — Tennyson: The Coming of Arthur, Gareth and Lynette, Lancelot and Elaine, The Passing of Arthur. Browning: Cavalier Tunes, The Lost Leader, How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix, Home Thoughts from Abroad, Home Thoughts from the Sea, Incident of the French Camp,
Page 177 - PLANE GEOMETRY The usual theorems and constructions of good text-books,* including the general properties of plane rectilinear figures; the circle and the measurement of angles; similar polygons; areas; regular polygons and the measurement of the circle. The solution of numerous original exercises, including loci problems. Applications to the mensuration of lines and plane surfaces.
Page 178 - SOLID GEOMETRY The usual theorems and constructions of good text-books,* including the relations of planes and lines in space; the properties and measurement of prisms, pyramids, cylinders, and cones; the sphere and the spherical triangle. The solution of numerous original exercises, including loci problems. Applications to the mensuration of surfaces and solids. TRIGONOMETRY
Page 229 - a student in any department of the University, or by a graduate of not more than three years' standing, on a subject drawn from the Life or Works of Dante. The competition is open to students and graduates of similar standing of any college or university in the United States. For the year
Page 177 - geometric progressions, with applications. It is assumed that pupils will be required throughout the course to solve numerous problems which involve putting questions into equations. Some of these problems should be chosen from mensuration, from physics, and from commercial life. The use of graphical methods and illustrations, particularly in connection with the solution of equations, is also expected.
Page 161 - In grammar and composition, the candidate may be asked specific questions upon the practical essentials of these studies, such as the relation of the various parts of a sentence to one another, and those good usages of modern English which one should know in distinction from current errors. The
Page 152 - in any one or more of the subjects in which examinations are offered by the College Entrance Examination Board, is required to file an application with the Secretary of the College Entrance Examination Board, 431 West 117th Street, New York, NY The
Page 226 - to give some encouragement in those foreign plantations, for the breeding up of hopeful youths, both at the grammar school and college, for the public service of the country in future times"; and
Page 169 - 4. The reading of from 100 to 175 duodecimo pages of graduated texts, with constant practice in translating into French easy variations of the sentences read (the teacher giving the English) and in reproducing from memory sentences previously read. 5. Writing French from dictation. Suitable texts for the first year are: A well-graded reader for beginners; Bruno, Le tour de la France',