Word: first
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...first number of the Yale Alumniad was read at the fifth meeting of the Yale Alumni Association, at Delmonico's, March...
...mean literary character; for to tell the readers of the Crimson that I have discovered a man's literary tastes by examining the books that he owns would be rather superfluous. But oftentimes one displays more of his character in his book-case than he has any idea of. First there is the book-case itself, by which we can estimate his sense of the aesthetic, the amount of his allowance, and by a careful examination of the corners, for the dents left by Indian clubs, we can tell whether he is kindly disposed towards athletics. We can even...
...reader to go with me to several rooms and examine the book-cases that we shall find there. The first room that we enter presents us with a small hanging book-case which displays nothing but a dreary waste of text-books. Such a collection can belong to either of two men, and to which, the books before us belong, can easily be decided by a glance at the rest of the furniture. If the pictures are racing prints and ballet-dancers, if a string of champagne corks adorns the chandelier, and a rifle occupies a conspicuous place...
...less than one year, except Seniors, who may join for the spring by paying $6.66. The fee for the whole year is $10.00, in advance. Some further steps were taken to complete the purchase of the boats from Mr. Blakey. The rule that members of the clubs must first become members of the H. U. B. C. is to be enforced...
...judgment may be biassed by outside motives is of course hard to say, but we thought at the time, and have found no cause to change our mind since, that Mr. Russak's playing was irreproachable both in mechanical execution and in fidelity of expression. The first piece of Mr. Babcock was an air, "Who treads the Path of Glory?" from Mozart's "Magic Flute." It was a piece which fully displayed the sonorous richness of his matchless voice, and at the same time the wretched insufficiency of Lyceum Hall for such a piece. In response to an encore...