Word: breadths
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...series of lectures on "Railroad Administration." the last of which was delivered last night, have aroused unwonted interest throughout the college. Professor Hadley has earned a reputation here for breadth of comprehension and clearness of insight which we feel is well deserved. Those who have attended the lectures have been unsparing in their praise, and only seem to regret that the series is now finished...
...greatest height and the only thing left to do was to scatter them around more profusely. But no; in distribution of knowledge among all classes we do not fall behind other nations. Our masses are recognized as the most intelligent in the world. It is in height, not in breadth, of scholarly development that we are lacking...
...Peck occupies, should be willing to expose his narrow-mindedness. It would be useless for us to point out the false views taken by Mr. Peck, for we should be forced to quote nearly every sentence of the article. We fail to see how a man of any breadth of mind who is a believer in human goodness, could, with knowledge of the affairs of our college and experience in the life among us, express such opinions as Mr. Peck has presented. Our best answer is, "Come and see!" For our admiration for the systems which now prevail...
...pavilion was erected within the college grounds, as a dining-hall for the Alumni, which extended over nearly eighteen thousand square feet; being one hundred and fifty feet in length, and one hundred and twenty in breadth. It was constructed in successive stories, covered with white canvas, and supported in the centre by a pillar sixty-five feet in height...
...magnificent overture received an interpretation quite worthy of it. In spite of a certain lack in volume, and force on account of the somewhat reduced size of the orchestra, the performance was characterized by a great breadth and largeness of conception. Mr. Gericke has done no better work since he has taken charge of the orchestra...