Word: effective
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Patton, president-elect of Princeton, has just returned from a trip through the Western cities, where he was entertained by the various Princeton clubs. His inauguration will take place on Wednesday of Commencement week, the day after Dr. McCosh's resignation takes effect. It is Dr. Patton's intention sedulously to push forward the work begun by Dr. McCosh of founding and endowiug a large number of university fellowships. Next fall a new fellowship in architecture with an annual income of $400 will be opened. Princeton is especially fortunate in new buildings. The Biological Laboratory, a gift of the class...
...Boylston Prize speaking of last Thursday marked a great change in the style of declamation which has hitherto prevailed at Harvard Formerly every speaker was more or less prone to strain the natural effect of his address by an abundance of gestures and a pretentious oratorical display, thus sacrificing much of the intrinsic beauty of the piece. The speaking of night before last was characterized by coolness, simplicity and force; the gestures were few, but showed a careful judgement and the intonation was wonderfully clear. In one or two cases the coolness degenerated into coldness, and where the subject...
...editor of the Monthly is the account of "An Eighteenth Century Jubilee," written by Mr. Howe. The careful handling of detail, the judicious mingling of light and shade, the vivacity of expression and the lightness of touch manifested in this sketch give a peculiarly charming effect. The writer has caught the happy spirit without the ridiculousness of Boswell, whose strange acts at the Shakespeare jubilee of 1769 are incidentally described. Mr. Herrick's story, "Optimaet Pessima" is a powerful effort. A vagueness of meaning seems at first to characterize the piece, but the uncertainty disappears as the story advances...
...affects our baseball prospects in a very serious manner. Under these circumstances, we cannot help thinking that the petition should have been acted upon by this time. As it is, there will probably occur a succession of delays until it is too late for any action to take effect-at least till next year. However, though disappointed, we are not disheartened. We still hope that the petition will eventually be granted, though the well-known opposition of the Overseers to athletics may prove a temporary obstacle. The only thing for us to do is to persevere; we have good arguments...
...given at Parker's. The affair was eminently successful and many schemes were advanced for furthering the best interests of the periodical. It was suggested that the paper be next year enlarged and published semi-weekly; and it is more than probable that this suggestion will be carried into effect. Very many pleasing reminiscences of the early days of the Exonian were related by former editors, and the long past vicissitudes and victories of the paper were rehearsed with a great deal of enthusiasm. After several formal toasts were responded to, and a motion carried for all the editors...