Word: breadths
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Edward Lincoln Jellinek read his Bowdoin Prize Dissertation last evening in Sever 5. His theme was "Burke's Views on the Proper Relations between England and Ireland," and he showed such clearness of expression and breadth of view as could only have been acquired by deep thought and a complete mastery of the subject...
Probably the scope and purpose of this institution cannot be better described than in the words of President Hyde, of Bowdoin College, in the last number of the Atlantic Monthly: "It is the province of the university to take men who have the drill of the academy and the breadth of view which the college gives, and help them to carry forward self-chosen lines of special study to the limits of the world's attained knowledge, and on into regions yet unexplored. Not the teaching how to walk, nor yet the easy and rapid journeying along the beaten paths...
...only given by a college course, is of especial importance to the lawyer. No study is a waste of time, and it is impossible to say which will prove most useful. By a accidental knowledge of Norman-French, a Chicago lawyer saved $130, 000 to his clients. The breadth of view, and the tendency to a liberal and reasonable cast of mind, which generally accompany a university education, always increase the chances of success in any profession. A cultured man is sure of his knowledge, and his decisions are prompt and accurate, while those of an ignorant...
...Church, has been asked by Prof. Peabody and the Preachers to the University to spend an hour or two at Wadsworth House 1, where students may visit him. He will be there to-day, Wednesday, from 9-11 a. m. Dr. Abbott is widely known for his wisdom and breadth of views, and many students will welcome this opportunity of knowing...
...case of a man, who, during the year, without the aid of any regular course training has developed more than any one in his class. His gains have been: In height, 1 1-2 in.; chest, 2 in.; calf, 1 in.; 'biceps, 1 1-2 in.; forearm, 34 in.; breadth of shoulders, 1 1-4 in; and in the capacity of lungs, 40 cubic in. Three men have given up the use of tobacco during the year, but many have taken up the habit, making the smokers 5 per cent in excess of what they were last year...