Word: blush
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...library of the college is, perhaps, its greatest ornament. Fited up in a style that puts to the blush our simple Gore Hall, it possesses, that which is more to the purpose, a most excellent collection of books. Wellesley has a very practical way of acquainting its students with the news of the day, and one which would not come amiss in many older places of learning. Besides a reading room open to all, where the prominent papers are kept on file every morning, an abstract of the news of preceding day is written on a large black-board...
...operative Society desires to extend its usefulness by inveigling into the meshes the inoffending Annex. The Annex with coy blushes is somewhat diffident about accepting the offer of the society. It is thought, however, that with a little urging by the society the Annex may be induced finally to consent. At one time the Annex endeavored to secure for itself from the college certain privileges in the use of the library, but its request was summarily refused. It is therefore thought that by voluntarily extending to it the privileges of its membership the Co-operative Society, a body representing...
...specified text-book we fear will not be fully appreciated by the leading educators and teachers of the land. The careless, off-hand way in which these military gentlemen wave aside the elective system as admittedly inferior and second-rate, is quite refreshing. Harvard surely must blush for her shortcomings...
...subject of college songs also troubles the Times man. "There is no patriot who does not blush when the subject of American college songs is mentioned. Not one gleam of humor can be found among them; and with the exception of two or three, the music of which is German, they are without any musical merit. With his curious ignorance of humor, the undergraduate believes that certain of these songs are humorous. What must be the mental condition of the person who holds that it is funny to repeat in unmusical chorus the words 'co-ca-che-lung, che-lung...
...soliciting contributions for a president's salary fund, and that the salary of the president be fixed at $10,000 a year. Meanwhile the antique story concerning President Eliot and the cook of the Parker House still maintains its vogue - too largely based on truth. And Harvard does not blush...