Word: commentator
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Appeals for money to found new schools and colleges, or to support those already established, are common occurrences in America. As a usual thing, such requests excite but little comment, but the following, which we take from a recent number of Harpers' certainly ought to command attention by its exceedingly practical piety. It is headed "A Prayer for Royer's Academy." printed on a slip of paper, and sent about as a circular. It opens with an invocation to the Almighty and the All-wise, and thanks Him that He has put it into the hearts of men to "build...
...Lampoon of last Saturday excited much favorable comment...
...letter which the captain of the foot ball team read last Tuesday evening at the meeting of the Harvard Association seems to have occasioned considerable comment, if we may judge from the expressions which we have heard, and from the communications which we have received, several of which we publish this morning...
...went in a body to investigate, to see the new white boards and to ascertain if the walk afforded as good a see-saw as its brothers in the yard proper. Our investigation resulted in so much satisfaction and pleasure that we have deemed the matter worthy of editorial comment. It is our purpose here only to appear grateful for our small blessings; but perhaps also it will not be out of place to wish for more. Thus far the method has been especially favorable to the advocates of few plank-walks and strict economy, and very unfavorable to physicians...
...issue of last Tuesday we took occasion to comment editorially upon the opinions expressed in a communication favoring the retention of the old system of compulsory chapel attendance. From a number of communications which we have sincereceived, and which must necessarily fail to be printed from lack of space, we are informed that our editorial opinions do not meet the approbation of the gentlemen with whose correspondence we are honored. We are told that the abolition of chapel will tend to diminish the spiritual and material welfare of the college, and that, as a unit, our students...