Word: felting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...tottering, grand old king, dozens of people came away feeling no more kinship with the woes of "Lear" than they would with some fate-driven hero of Greek drama. In fact, many admitted this parallel, and spoke of feeling something akin to the remote admiration that they felt for the OEdipus of Mr. Riddle when first presented to them at Cambridge, a few seasons...
...thorough management of the present incumbent. Therefore it is with considerable concern that we learn that the present superintendent contemplates giving up the office. His reasons for this step are entirely personal. As so much of the success of the society has been due to the confidence its members felt in their manager, his resignation at this time would be a severe blow. Although it is possible that another man might give satisfaction, still he would be obliged to learn the details of the office, and it would be some time before the society could get into complete running order...
...just as well from one end or one side of the room, or from the middle, if they will only stay there. A proctor ought to know before he comes to an examination whether his boots creak or not; if they do, he can get a pair of felt slippers for sixty-five cents. Or if he sits down, as he ought to, he can do all his necessary walking in stocking-feet...
Earthquake shocks of considerable severity continue to be felt in various parts of Spain...
...weak. The only way to have examinations do any good besides fixing, though with a delightful degree of uncertainty, his rank, is for the instructor to return to every student his blue-book with corrections. This may entail a little more labor on the instructor, but the satisfaction felt by the students will amply repay the extra trouble. This is already done by some instructors, but the practice is not so universal as it should be. We hope that instructors will feel that the extra work will be appreciated by their students...