Word: characterizing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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"At the beginning of last year the boat club appointed a committee of four graduates "to take entire charge of boating matters." This will be more easily understood when it is explained that this committee had the power to choose the captain; decide on the policy under which the crew...
Theme I. will be due on Tuesday, October 9. It is to be autobiographic in character, on some topic at once personal and significant, such as "Why I Came to College," "What I Hope to Accomplish in Life," "How I Pass My Time," "My Favorite Amusement," or the like.
At Harvard, in 1650, fifty-five per cent. of the students entered the ministry, but in 1875 only one per cent. became ministers. Harvard seems to have lowered in her moral character.- Syracuse University News.
The next to the last Advocate for this year made its appearance yesterday. Although this number is not above the average, the contributions are, for the most part, interesting. "The Village Schoolmaster" is the sketch of a portion of the life of Dr. Twitchell. The story is a peculiar combination...
The twenty-second annual speaking for the Draper prizes occurred Monday evening in Phillips Academy Hall before a crowded house. The speaking was of an excellent character. The committee. Moses Merrill, Ph.D., of Boston; Charles W. Clifford, A. M., of New Bedford, and Rev. F. W. Palmer, M. A., of...