Word: general
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...possible, than that of the celebrated divine. By fully presenting and amusingly overstating a system of philosophy he completely undermines the edifice he is supposed to be rearing. The very title of the book is a jeu d'esprit. As if to show the absurdity of knowledge in general, apart from things known, he derisively calls his book "An Essay on Human Understanding," without the article. Nowhere is his satire more crushing or his humor more delightful than in his chapters on innate ideas. In a masterly way he states the arguments so that they confute themselves. He shows that...
...exclusive study for a profession, with the majority of students, begins immediately on the end of the academic course. Time necessary for acquiring much general information being thus limited, it is desirable to find the means of obtaining clear yet condensed views and recent opinions on such subjects as we are unable to bring into the list of our electives...
...dining-club at Memorial Hall has naturally attracted considerable attention during the first few weeks of its existence, and will probably continue to do so for some time. Still, it is surprising that general notice has not yet been called to what may in time become one of its leading features; I allude to its value as a source of revenue to the University...
...young gentlemen should be selected from each division. Tables should be provided for them on the platform at the end of the hall, and at stated intervals they should compete for prizes, - such as a napkin-ring, a stop watch, and a handsome case-knife, - to be provided by general subscription. The committee should select judges and a referee...
...Commons, or rather the Harvard Dining-Hall Association, which has now been in existence more than three weeks, gives, on the whole, general satisfaction. The result of what was virtually an experiment must be extremely gratifying both to the Corporation and to the students; and, as the cost of preparing the Hall for the club was upwards of thirty thousand dollars, it is to be expected that the Corporation will see to it that no falling-off shall occur in the present arrangements. The food is wholesome, well cooked, and abundant, but not of great variety. Meat is furnished twice...