Word: corteous
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...corteous treatment received from the University of Pennsylvania by our cricket eleven on the occasion of their visit to Philadelphia last Saturday, cannot fail to be gratifying to every Harvard undergraduate, and forges another link in the chain of goodwill which connects the two Universities. It is unfortunate that a return game cannot be played, as it would give the Cricket Club an opportunity to show their appreciation of the treatment accorded them. The cricket team of the University of Pennsylvania is among the strongest in this country, and their comparatively easy victory was not unexpected. Notwithstanding this, however, such...
...management can be brought as I was at the Cambridge institution." The writer then explains the system of delivery by cards, &c., and says that "one of the greatest charms is the unfailing and uniform politeness of the attendants and secretaries." "Every one," says he, "is so attentive and corteous that I longed to be one of the privileged ones to be permitted to ask for a book...
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