Word: desperandum
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...perhaps, that the gilded cross over the entrance to the library is a trophy of the capture of Louisburg by the New England troops in 1744. It was taken from a French church, and its present location is the more appropriate, since the motto of Colonial troops was: "Nil desperandum Christo duce," and that of the college is "Christo et Ecclesiau...
...Richter's office to get another card, but his door was likewise impervious. "Crushed again" would have aptly described my feelings as I went back to my lodging. Here I had been already three days at work and was just as far from matriculating as ever. However, although Nil desperandum is not the motto on my coat-of-arms, I resolved to adopt it on this occasion...
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