Rosetta Stone Unearthed by Napoleon’s Soldiers in 1799
An August 1799 discovery on the Nile by Napoleon’s troops uncovered the Rosetta Stone. The inscribed basalt fragment, bearing Demotic, Greek, and hieroglyphic texts, unlocked hieroglyphic decipherment after decades of study led by Young and Champollion. The decree honors King Ptolemy V Epiphanes and was later housed in Britain’s British Museum.
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Nile River
Horus
Boussard
Menou
Alexandria
Napoleon
Institute National
Cairo
Egypt
England
Great Britain
British Museum
Thomas Young
J. F. Champollion
Young
Ptolemy V
Epiphanes
Campus Fellowship Plans Ck Program For Youth Aid
A Campus Fellowship project in Madison aims to help underprivileged children in the Madison Hanover area during winter term. Teams of two college students will mentor 10 to 12 fourth through sixth graders with activities like movies, games, picnics, and hikes.
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Madison
Campus Fellowship
Madison-Hanover
Hanover
College report urges changes to academics and life
A study criticizes the physical plant while urging rapid expansion of library facilities to 125 000 volumes and a more liberal admissions policy. It calls for stronger student life governance, better classroom maintenance, and broader committee representation.
Hanover College Academic Committee Sets Four Goals
The ad hoc Academic Committee aims to organize tutoring for all students, consider a student exchange with a Negro college, evaluate faculty courses based on last year’s Hanover Plan, and form departmental meetings for majors with faculty to discuss jobs, trends, and independent study. The seven members include four senators and three non-senate students.
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Hanover College
Hanover Plan
Chuck Howard
Senate
Steve Howard
Susie Kinder
John Lane
Ann McCrac
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Robert Austin
Enos Pray
Parker Auditorium
Madison Main
Uni Sae
Cliffy Drive
Clifty Drive
Hoosier
Indiana State University
Owen County
Wabash Valley
Vincennes
Parke County
Rockville
Elect Electric
Public Service
Indiana
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