Word: bestow
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HAVING read in one of the daily papers that the Soldene Opera Bouffe Company intend making their appearance shortly, for the purpose of delighting the youth of Cambridge and Boston, I thought I would take it upon myself to bestow on all those young gentlemen who propose to deliver up their filthy lucre as a votive offering to Terpsichore, and yield themselves to the pleasing diversions of the aforesaid company, the following words of advice...
...date of his class and death, perhaps, to be fastened on the wall, with a shelf below for the standard biography. The whole affair, books and all, need not cost more than ten dollars, and, as it should be one of the highest honors the University has to bestow on her sons, it would not be necessary often enough to make any considerable expense; even if it did, the occupant of the room would be willing to pay part of the expense for the sake of the lustre added to the room, and the relief from the monotony of society...
Applause? O they freely bestow...
...paper we welcome under the name of the Acta Columbiana, formerly the Cap and Gown, of Columbia College, N. Y. City. In consequence of a coalition in the editorial department between the academies and the School of Mines, the paper has changed its name and dress. Not to bestow too much praise on an initial number, we can truly say that if the excellence of the present is maintained it will rank very high among college journals. Besides numerous lighter articles and bits of poetry, it contains a clearly written sketch of the history of the College, from which...
...will be a valuable one. The number of dogs owned here will increase largely, and though the watchman is dismissed we shall not miss his valuable services. Perhaps the College will then be able to hire somebody to light the gas in the entries. Why will not some one bestow a fund for this purpose? It is probable that the Union will establish a hospital. This will be a great comfort to tormented chums, who can see to it that their persecutors spend the most of their time there. It is to be hoped, also, that after the winter...