Word: facings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Prof. Goodwin, whose bright face brought out a loud welcome, after thanking the gentlemen for their kind reception, said he could not sit still and hear these statements. The gentleman entered on a humerous speech, and, after creating repeated laughter, went on to say that 30 years ago five teachers were sufficient to teach Latin and Greek. Now the whole is elective, and ten men work harder than those five did. They gave only 28 hours a week in new instruction, and then, perhaps, half of them were not actually devoted to new instruction, and now 87 hours were given...
...danger to the books from fire, I may say that the present state of electrical science is such as to make it highly improbably that the Harvard College library is the only place on the face of the earth which cannot be lighted safely by electricity...
Munkacsy has finished a portrait of Dr. McCosh of Princeton, which is thus described: "The venerable president is in his black gown and is seen in profile, the light falling strongly upon his white hair, while delicate shadows play about his face...
...ladies' programmes for the junior prominade at Yale are something entirely novel. They are made of "ivory" cloth, with the words "Yale '88,' in gold letters on the face. In the left hand corner there are delicate little sketches, each card having one of a different d sign, painted in oil by hand...
...this evil to be remedied? If a man has the face to lie to the Dean about his circumstances, I see no way of action but that the Dean take him to task. That is to say, I think that the college authorities should institute a committee on scholarships, which should judge whether a man's evident style of living entitles him to pecuniary aid or not; such a committee, I admit, would have odious duties, but a crying evil would be remedied to a great extent, at least...