Word: characterizing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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The society houses or lodges are tasteful and convenient in design, rich in interior furnishings, forming essentially a home for the society members. Here the leisure hours of every day are passed; the piano and organ stand invitingly open; the convenient sleepy-hollow lures one to recline at ease while...
The college has done right, we believe, to discriminate in the men it chooses to honor and to withhold honors where the character of the incumbent of the chief magistracy is not such as should be commended to popular exaltation. This course may give rise to much bitterness, and will...
Of Governor Butler's explanation the Advertiser says: He knows, and every intelligent person in the United States knows, that the college has departed from its usual custom not on account of his political creed, not on account of the condition or the principles of his supporters, not on account...
But scanning the list, however, more closely, a distinction becomes readily apparent between the former cases and the present one. We see that they were all fairly representative men of good character and honorable repute; men who, it was confessed, had added to the good name of the Commonwealth. Never...
Opinion as to the wisdom of the policy of the board of overseers in refusing to confer the customary degree upon Governor Butler is at present much divided. But, as to Butler's conduct since the vote of the board was announced, there can be no difference of opinion. That...