Word: deal
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...newest books in the series of German Classics for American students is a compilation of selections from Lessing's prose works, representative of his varied ability as a literary and dramatic critic, philosopher and dramatic critic, philosopher and theologian. Owing to the fact that a great deal of Lessing's best work was frequently in fragmentary form. Mr. Horatio Stevens White of Cornell University felt that some sort of an abridged edition of the great German author's writings should be given to the public. Lessing has never had all the credit due him, and it is hoped that this...
...tennis, two matches are played annually with Exeter. In this fall's tournament Andover won in the singles with Stearns, but lost the doubles with Stearns and Anderson. Since the tournament a good deal of excellent material has been developed, especially C. N. Farnam...
...track athletics and in gymnasium work, Andover suffers a great deal by the absence of a track and a suitable gymnasium. To overcome the obstacle the students and graduates are trying to raise the necessary sum of money...
...fifty-six feet. The dimensions of the west stack are forty-seven feet by forty-four feet, with a capacity of two-hundred and fifty-four thousand volumes. The south stack is forty-two by forty-three feet and has six floors; the book-capacity is a good deal smaller than that of the west stack-it is one hundred and fifty thousand volumes-owing to encroachments by the reading room. Both stacks have a large number of large bay windows, furnishing excellent reading alcoves for special study. The general reading-room is one hundred and twenty-six feet...
...slow progress the world has made since Christ's time in realizing the ideal of true Christianity. The chief trouble today is that there is an almost universal skepticism as to the possibility of perfect spirituality, of complete subjection to God's law. Earnest men may work an immense deal of good, but wonderful works are few because men doubt the power of Christ to regenerate the world from its very depths. The same slowness of growth in morality will last, the speaker said, until there comes a general acceptance of an idea of perfect righteousness; until men, seeking themselves...