Word: generalize
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1870-1879
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...recent fire in Thayer brings forcibly to mind the general lack of "fire-escapes" throughout the College buildings. It is not generally known, we believe, that a fire-extinguisher can be found in every Proctor's room, but in case of a severe fire the occupants of the upper rooms in every building would have hard work to get down, and we trust some remedy may be found to lessen the present risk...
...collection of no small importance, and certainly could not fail to increase in interest as years go by. Whether or not any move has been made toward realizing Mr. Osgood's idea we cannot say; but we feel that no time is to be lost in taking a more general action on the subject. If the Memorial Building when completed is to afford the facilities, it would seem that no better place could be chosen for locating such a collection. The College is already in possession of many most interesting relics, some of which might, we think, occupy a more...
...have received a communication commending the general appearance of the Yard, but suggesting some improvements. The Yard perhaps never looked better than it does at present, but the faded green blinds which hang, most of them on one hinge, before the windows of Holworthy, Hollis, and Stoughton, do not add to the excellence of its appearance. They should either be painted and hung firmly on their hinges, or dispensed with entirely. One of the best features of the Yard at this season of the year is the view under the trees between Holworthy and Grays. The sunlight on the grass...
...third number, which has relapsed to its normal size, contains an editorial upon the general "goddammitiveness" of the average student, beginning as follows...
RHETORIC. Hill's General Rules for Punctuation, and for the Use of Capital Letters; Campbell's Philosophy of Rhetoric, Book 2 to Section 3 of Chapter 6; Whately's Rhetoric, Part 3; Herbert Spencer's Essay on the Philosophy of Style; Abbott's How to Write English Clearly, first twenty-five Exercises...