Word: doctor
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...students what is called a liberal education. The departments of instruction are so varied that one can either dip lightly into many subjects, or make himself proficient in a specialty. The student who intends to read law can lay a foundation in history and logic; the future doctor can ground himself in chemistry and science. But to the business man no such opportunities are offered; the work that he does here cannot be said to fit him for commerce or banking, in more than a general way. It is profitable, as all learning is profitable...
...slight. The best character in the play is Higgins, the servant of Dr. Clyde, who, by reading his master's medical books at odd moments, imagines that he knows everything about the theory of medicine, and only needs practice. He accordingly undertakes to prescribe for a patient in the doctor's absence. The acting is quite good, Warren, of course, leading with his assumption of Higgins. Mr. Burrows, as Dr. Clyde, and Mrs. Vincent, as his wife, are both good; we have rarely seen Mrs. Vincent act so quietly. Mr. Wilson makes the most out of the character...
...doctor's stopped my smoke...
...another easy double rhyme, - "doctor," - O, I have it, - "proctor...
...Doctor of Philosophy.Franklin Bartlett, A.M., LL B.; Edward Raymond Benton, A.B.; Edward Asahel Birge, A.B.; Grenville Stanley Hall...