Word: american
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...after its English foster-mother, in walling itself from the outside world. Our own impression is that, in colonial times, the college was too poor to erect an enclosure, and that, later, it world have been deemed contrary to the principles of the Declaration of independence to fetter the American youth with the restrictions of the domicitiary system...
...might, perhaps, be called the university, as distinguished from the college, ideal. In many departments each student is asked to investigate certain authorities, and to make a report upon the results of his voyage of discovery. In physics a student may be instructed to study certain peculiar phenomena. In American history he may be permitted to devote his attention for a time to one series of events. Subjects, rather than a single text-book, are studied. The remark of Lessing, that the second year the truth is more important than the finding of the truth, is thus illustrated. The advantages...
...trustees of Cornell College have passed a resolution in favor of ordering a statue of Ezra Cornell, the patron of their university. The work has been interested to the American sculptor, Story, who is at present in Italy...
Unfortunately for our prophets honor and fame, however, this year the custom of ages will be given up. For once the proper respect will be paid to the departed great; the birthday of the hero of the American Revolution will be honorably observed. On this day no recitation will be held, the college will be closed, even University 5 will be silent and deserted. The church bells will toll and college prayers will be suspended, in short there will be such a suspension of work and labor that we doubt the probability of having the walks cleaned of snow...
...though erring prophet, the answer is because the 22d of February will come this year upon Sunday, and as the song tells us that "Every day will be Sunday bye and bye," we can confidently look forward to the time when the birthday of the another of that beautiful American fiction. The tale of the little hatchet, will be regularly observed by the college authorities...