Word: extracting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...last Nation. Mr. Gerard B. Finch, the new law lecturer at Cambridge, England, has adopted Prof. Langdell's method of lecturing by cases. In his inaugural address he spoke in hearty terms of this method, and of the general excellence of the Harvard Law School. A short extract from this address will be of interest to our readers...
Though the extract from the Boston Transcript which we print on another page may be somewhat overdrawn, yet it cannot be denied that it contains a pretty accurate portrait of many a character to be met in college society. Whether the "clever" man be a desirable product of college education or not, it must be admitted that he is a constantly increasing quantity in our midst. But, after all, if all possessors of a degree cannot be profound, it is much better that some of them should be only "clever," rather than that the ranks of our alumni should...
...business meeting held after the debate the report of the treasurer showed a balance of $53 in the treasury. A committee report that a design for a shingle had been chosen, and the constitution had been printed. The following extract from the report of the Executive Committee shows the condition of the society...
...following extract from the Oxford Review illustrates in a rather amusing manner the election spirit, and also shows the enviable position which the Oxford M. P.'s hold...
...Nassau Lit remarks editorially how college opinion is against the "Poor Poet Chap," and regrets that more attention is not given to poetry in college curricula. Following is an extract from the discussion...