Word: ending
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...plain that this would greatly facilitate the study of History; for at present men have but two alternatives, one of which is to go to the Library and use the books there (and there is no end of complaints about the inconvenience of getting at the books, to say nothing of ventilation), and the other is to buy the text-books yourself, which is very costly. This society would obviate both these difficulties to a lesser extent at first, and in time to a greater one, by providing several extra copies, so that thereby more men can work...
...locks die away in the distance; there was an occasional bark from some far-off farmer's house-dog at intervals that made the silence more supreme, and my thoughts, mounting the fumes of my cigarette for their hippogriff, galloped away as only reveries can speed at the end of a particularly interesting holiday." And here my chum poked the fire, smiled, and then went on impressively...
...end of the first part he made a faint movement towards going...
THIS year I board at Memorial Hall, and I have a seat at a table on the dais at the end of the Hall. I can't say that I like it quite as well as I did Brown's, but, on the whole, I think it good enough for a law-student like myself. You see I did n't get my degree last year, and so now I am determined to rough it. To come to the point, I had always regarded the men who boarded here somewhat in the light of barbarians, but I was hardly prepared...
...College Telegraph Company propose to keep up with the times; to this end they have abandoned the old Morse sounders, and, if a number of students sufficient to make the experiment pay will join the company, telephones will be introduced immediately. The rent of the telephones will be ten dollars each per year, and their use on the line will not interfere with the old instruments, should any one prefer to remain an old fogy. Students wishing to join the company are requested to send their names to the Secretary immediately, so that the line may be put in working...