Word: acception
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...many indulged in annually by the Yale musical associations, which show the interest taken in these matters by our sister college. The state of our societies suffer much in contrast. Although receiving invitations almost weekly to visit neighboring cities, no one seems to consider them of enough importance to accept. Trips are taken to such places as Malen and Medford, while places like New York and Philadelphia are wholly neglected. Languor and indifference are the prevailing points in our musical organizations. The recent concert of the Pierian Sodality at Sanders showed the presence of talent and ability in this line...
...secretary will be glad to confer with any member of the graduate department or alumnus of the college who wishes to accept the position of Professor of English (with supplementary work in Modern History) in a Southern college. Appointment to date from March, 1888. The candidates must be members of the Episcopal Church, or must favor that church more than any other...
Begging you to accept my hearty thanks, since I can give no more, I remain very sincerely, your friend and fellow-student, James Russell Lowell. DEERFOOT FARM...
...Imagination in Architecture" is a good attempt, but it fails to prove anything, through the self-same fault of which the writer accuses Ruskinmere assertion. The writer begins by abusing Ruskin for asking us to accept his statements on simple faith, and then turns round and asks his readers to believe that the effect produced on him (the writer) by a certain style of architecture is the same which would be produced on everyone. The paper is not long enough for a thorough ventilation of the subject, and is therefore, rather unsatisfactory...
...Yale's punting was not great in distance; it was effective only through the skilful use made of it. There has been no long punting at all this season, unless we accept Ames' kicking in the Harvard Princeton game...