Word: far
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...been repeated two or three times, they look, as they dourness feel, thoroughly wretched; the effort to appear dignified, and the desire to get it over as soon as possible, combine to produce one of the most comical effects ever seen. The reason for this absurd performance is not far to seek. In ancient days any tradesman who had money owing him from an undergraduate, might arrest the Proctor's course by plucking his sleeve, and so prevent the defaulter from taking his degree till his debt had been discharged. Few people know that this is the real origin...
...Wesleyan Glee Club expects to give concerts during the Spring recess, going as far West as Chicago...
...editors. From time to time the News manufactures such items for its readers, pointing proudly to its own board of eleven, the publication of which, by the way, serves to help fill up the editorial column every issue. We do not make any claims to rival our Yale contemporary, far from it, but if an addition of one editor makes the difference between the two papers, we can only say that we consider ourselves extremely fortunate in possessing that one editor. We do not suppose it makes any great difference to our readers how many editors we have as long...
...first in the world. The fertile, low-lying plain, surrounded and traversed by the Cam, sets off well the dark mass of buildings with the famous stone bridge, from which the name Cambridge is derived. As early as the twelfth century, pale faced students, who burned their lamps far into the night, began to flock to the place and were compelled at first to board out among the few miserable dwellings of the town. One by one the colleges were founded until, in Milton's time, the supremacy of Oxford University was threatened. As in Oxford the colleges all face...
Downing College was founded last of all, in 1800, but presses hard upon its famous predecessors, as far as fine buildings and a thorough course of instruction goes...