Word: cannot
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...dried flowers? Reason would say they were given out of compassion only, and utility would bid me throw them away; but sentiment steps in and makes that to be a choicest possession to me, which, to the utilitarian, is but dust and ashes. No; these are things which I cannot give up. They depend upon feelings which lie too deep for logic. They carry with them a certainty which neither logic, facts, nor figures have ever brought to the mind of man. Is it, then, strange or wrong that they should be so loved...
...college the greater number of the students make some pretension to culture, while outside it is the cultured who are in the minority. A humorous article to be worthy of the name must be well carried out, and unless those who attempt to write them have considerable experience they cannot expect to succeed. Doubtless, many not connected with the University take more interest in these humorous productions than the undergraduates themselves, simply because they suppose that these articles apply to some circumstances, some event, which happened in college life. The editors of the college papers will not, I think, advise...
...suppose that one should elect the classics because he could at school repeat the whole of the Latin Grammar. We need the drill and training of at least one year of required studies to fully make up our minds in regard to our future course. Men in college cannot always decide what they want, as is shown by the frequent change of electives. How much greater, then, would be the dissatisfaction, if in their first year they could choose their own studies. It is by no means a vain fear that the subjects which prove to be "soft" would...
...result of the agitation of the "Spring Vacation" question, we have received several articles on the subject which, although we cannot publish, deserve some notice. However the majority of the students may incline, we believe it is improbable that any change will be made during the present year, but a free discussion may have results in coming years...
...Whether fuel has risen," or not, I cannot say, but I can state that a large sum of money was paid by the Metropolitan Railroad to have the elms removed. The majority of the small traders and mechanics do not vote. If the writer in the Advocate wishes to convince himself of the fact, let him stand near the polls for an hour or two some day when an election is going...