Word: favorable
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Lost-An umbrella; has straight, light brown handle, with C. E. L. on it. Finder will confer a great favor by leaving it with Leavitt and Peirce...
...whilst" as firmly as they do in their spelling of "favour," labour," "honour" and "cheque." Whatever modifications in English orthography have been the result of a desire to expunge useless letters. The Englishman replies that in these cases we destroy all trace of the origin of the word. But "favor," "labor" and "honor" are pure Latin, and the insertion of the letter "u" is a bit of spurious orthography, while "check" certainly comes near the French source (echec) than when spelt "cheque...
Lost-An umbrella; has straight, light brown handle, with C. E. L. on it. Finder will confer a great favor by leaving it with Leavitt and Peirce...
Lost-Vol. 1 of Cowper's Poems, making one of a set belonging to the university library. The finder will confer a favor by returning the same to 47 Thayer...
...other hand, have gone to the expense and trouble of having descriptive pamphlets printed. These short descriptions may be obtained on application at the office, and fill a long felt want. Although the advice of an instructor is good, it is too apt to be prejudiced in favor of his own elective courses, and a student is often persuaded to elect a course, not from the feeling that it will do him the greatest good, but because it is conducted by his old professor. We believe the new pamphlets will correct this state of affairs, however, as they give...