Word: formely
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...labor it would be infinitely better for themselves and the country. A living stream of new applicants for public favor and support pours through the portals of the schools of medicine, law, and theology. It is estimated that doctors are thus manufactured in such large numbers that they form one to every three hundred inhabitants. At first view this seems very discouraging, but the situation has many compensations. So many are unwholly unfit or badly prepared that while they increase the miseries of mankind they add to the business and profits of those who are capable. The competitions of modern...
...college yard has never looked better than it does now. The smooth lawns, the well-kept walks, the noble elms and the venerable old buildings form a beautiful picture. The college authorities have met with the greatest success in their efforts to beautify the yard, and certainly deserve the heartiest thanks of the University...
...freshmen crew which will row the Pennsylvania freshmen on the 23d is made up of: Bow, Simms, 154 pounds; 2, Aiken, 160 pounds; 3, Rhodes, 162 pounds; 4, Ferris, 170 pounds; 5, Heyworth, 162; 6, Allen, 164; 7, Isham, 157; stroke, Rogers, 152. The men are rowing in good form, and will without doubt win their race...
...plans as first proposed formed a hollow square-two wings connected with a porter's lodge by stone walls-but the present form is that of an L with the open side toward North Avenue. The material will be of Perth Amboy brick with terra cotta trimmings, and the floors will be composed of iron beams covered with terra cotta bricks, thus making the building as nearly as possible fireproof. There will be about fifteen suites on each floor, and the building will be four stories high above the street. Five entries, instead of the usual two or three, give...
...Egyptian Exploration Fund which should be interesting to Harvard men, especially as a member of the class of '81 has been chosen to aid in the explorations. The honor is one which Harvard should feel proud of, and it behooves the University to lend its co-operation in the form of subscriptions to the fund. We trust that the sum of money necessary for the undertaking may soon be collected. The object is a worthy one and opens up a field of honor and usefulness to the American representative, in which we hope he will be eminently successful...