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LECTURE BY PROF. WILCOX BEFORE THE GREEK SYMPOSIUM, MAY 28.
The Relation of Modern to Ancient Greek.
The Greek language did not cease with the classical period. The New Testament shows a later stage of the language, which then develops into a medieval Greek, out of which comes the Modern Greek. The last is a natural descendant of the first. As compared with the classical Greek, the Modern shows just such changes as languages of today show in comparison with their earlier stages. Like all modern languages the Greek of today has lost nearly all of its inflections, forms its perfect, pluperfect, future, subjunctive, imperative and infinitive by auxiliaries, has changed the meanings of a great many words, lost other words, and appropriated a great many words from other languages. These changes mean life, and show that Greek is not a "dead" language. But the better educated Greeks of today are expending a great deal of energy in attempts to work over the new language in the spirit and form of the old. The result is the production of a literary language which is influencing the spoken language, but will probably not supersede it.
Mr. Menke's Invention.
A recent invention for the better mounting of small insects, made by Mr. H. W. Menke, of the University, has obtained not a little interest among entomologists. It is a valuable one and will certainly come into universal use, adding as it does to the neatness of the mounted specimens as well as to the ease with which they are prepared and the greater security of the specimens. S.W.WILLISTON.
Y. W. C. A. House.
The Y. W. C. A. House will be located next fall at 1605 Tennessee street in what is known as the Walker house. Mrs. Hamilton will retain her position as matron and this fact together with the large house and pleasant rooms, as well as its location near the University will secure to the young women who take advantage of it a most delightful home.
Through the assistance of the Association she will have the occasional use of the parlors. The rates have been brought within reach of all students.
Table boarders will be received at reasonable rates.
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