Word: far
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...himself as "utterly deploring whatever tends to displace a classical education for those in any way capable of receiving it, and strongly disapproving all efforts in that direction." John Bright, on the other hand, declares that "the study of the ancient languages is not now essential to education, so far as the acquisition of knowledge is concerned...
...toward Jerusalem." "The way a man habitually faces is the great point of importance in the church, in the age and in everyone of us. Nearness will not bind, distance will not separate us except as our frontage, our landscape is alike or different. Everyone may look toward other far-off spiritual landscapes, although he have first to cut away from before his window the tangled vine of the perplexing world. Open your spiritual window and send your prayers to God and His sunshine will flood...
...that Harvard is afraid to admit Columbia. Columbia has been admitted and we venture to say that there is not a Harvard man in existence who is not glad of the fact. Her victories last year put her above the other college nines in public opinion. but it was far from proven that she had the best team. Every student in Cambridge is eager to see his college nine cross bats with her again and thereby obtain an opportunity to wipe out the defeat of last year...
HELIOTYPE ALBUM. - In reply to the inquiries of a number of seniors in regard to a Heliotype Album of the class I should like to say that the subject was considered by the Photographic Committee some time ago, and so far as they could learn, through personal inquiry, there were too few desiring the albums to warrant any step being taken by the committee. On a number of gentlemen requesting that action be taken for a Heliotype Album, the committee announces that Pach Brothers will make a Heliotype Album of all the members of the class of '87, provided that...
...long way after. The author has obtained some of the effects he was evidently striving after, and one or two good conceptions are worked out. As a whole, however, the "Legend" is strained, and the vagueness and mystery in it, instead of giving color to it, are carried to far and make it utterly meaningless. The poetry in this number is good. "Flowers." the translation from Paul Bourget, is well rendered, and gains in effectiveness by being put into blank verse. In ' O Tempora," a pretty idea, well expressed, is hurt by faulty metre. A second strong poem, of deeper...