Word: facings
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...safely presumed that all reform in regard to the matter of the green doors on University is hopeless, and we must gracefully submit to the blows on the face which they continually give us. But why cannot we have both the outer doors open at recitation-time? The pushing and crowding and frequent collisions which occur every hour are anything but pleasant. To be sure, those who are going in never hurry; but the numbers of those who are eager to get out keep many waiting and cause great confusion. All this inconvenience might be remedied by leaving both doors...
...students. It is to be regretted that the present condition of the University will not permit the abolition of all systems of definite marks. But though such a reform cannot be accomplished for many years to come, the Faculty might give some relief, or at least boldly face the evil. It is well known throughout the college that the two deaths of last year were the result of reckless overwork; and it is difficult to reconcile with this fact the statement in the President's last Report, which reads, "In no one of the cases could the fatal disease...
Just then, to my great astonishment, in came another boy, ruddy and cheerful, as different as possible from the first. His face seemed familiar, but I could not quite remember where I had seen...
...Brown," was the reply. That explained it! Now I knew why his face was so familiar...
...change that came over that boy in a moment was remarkable! His face lighted up, his eye gleamed, and he said with precision...