Word: friendly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...orations in the original tongues, he would be beside himself with a laughter at the queer jumble. Doubtless the average senior Latin or Greek oration bears pretty much such a resemblance to the oration of classic days as Prof. Hubner's (Leipsig) English does to Macaulay. Meeting an American friend, in reply to an inquiry as to his health, Prof, Hubner, anxious to air his familiarity with English, upon his knowledge and mastery of which he prided himself not a little, exclaimed, 'I am much in misery-I have a big pain in my trunk.' He meant...
...today The reason for this is, we think, the increasing eagerness with which any room in a college building is sought for. It is not an uncommon thing for a man to keep a room during his entire course, and for him then to hand it down to a friend as a precious legacy. The friend. In turn, leaves it to his friend, who also bequeaths it to a third. Under these circumstances, the freshman has very little latitude in making his choice, he must take what his elders leave him, or go without. Let us hope, therefore, that some...
...members of the H. U. B. C. do not at present appreciate how much they lose in being deprived of the services of such a friend of boating as Mr. Watson has been. In the past, he and the older boating men of Cambridge have done all in their power to help the younger ones. They have no cause to regret their advice, but if it is to be considered an interference, the members of the H. U. B. C. will hereafter be allowed to paddle their own canoe...
...said that a generous friend of the University of Wiscousin is to donate $250,000 to rebuild the Hall of Sciences, recently des' royed by flre...
...where the head ought to be. seized a piece of rope and calling for help, tied the unlucky man securely to the bed by winding the rope around both. Ever after this there has been a doubt in the landlady's mind about the sanity of my friend, and in his, about the strength of her mind. But it is quite needless to say that he is now more careful in his choice of dark rooms...