Word: belongings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...come on the instructors, especially in the popular courses, for a system of monthly theses would entail a tremendous amount of work, although it would be lightened by the fact that the general impression produced by a thesis would be sufficient to determine the grade in which it should belong, and consequently much of the time which a long and careful marking would take, would be saved. Despite this objection, the plan seems a good one, for the advantage gained from the superior knowledge acquired by the students would more than counterbalance any objections like the above, and if anyone...
...success of the Pudding theatricals here has induced Princeton to form a "Dramatic Association" to which a number of professors belong...
...feebleness of thought rather than of expression. Their sentiments frequently turn out to be flat, and puny copies of what has been much better said. Yet, if we have not the highest forms of inspiration, we can make light and graceful verse from the light and graceful fancies which belong to our time of life. Such writing is the truest expression of our personality...
...most of the lectures temporarily, in order to allow the Phalanx to get its share of active service. The Government supplies arms and drill officers; and, according to the latest news, is having some difficulty in keeping the "boys" from marching off to the frontier. Many of the instructors belong to the Phalanx and are as enthusiastic about it as the students themselves...
...English undergraduates. The English Universities have always been strongholds of conservatism, and although it seems strange to the democratic American that a body of educated men should so place themselves in opposition to the liberal spirit of progress, it must be remembered that a large number of students belong to the aristocratic families...