Word: greates
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...last, and perhaps the best of George Eliot's novels has been received with much praise, - as much, we think, as it deserves. Not that we fail to appreciate the great merits of the book; it shows a wonderful depth of thought and no little knowledge of human nature. The delineation of character - and noble character, too - is very distinct. The tenderness and generosity of Dorothea, and the manly unselfishness of Caleb Garth are already dear to many readers. The book has, too, a moral strength which, in these days of loose writing and looser thinking, is particularly...
...excellent manner in which the College Chapel has been repaired certainly reflects great credit upon those having it in charge. The commodious gallery, which extends along three sides and contains three rows of seats, has greatly increased the seating capacity of the Chapel, and we think has not marred the beauty of its proportions. The windows of stained glass, each of which bears' upon it the University motto, "Christo et Ecclesiae," admit a very soft and mellow light. The fresco work, though of a plain and unassuming style, greatly improves the general appearance...
...sudden disappearance from the College Library of the books which contained the subject-matter of their themes. It would be well for the favored few to remember, in future, that books of this character are reserved for all, and that their disappearance is attended with great inconvenience to many...
...first year of the existence of this great blessing to the undergraduates is now drawing near its close, it may perhaps be a fitting occasion for offering a few remarks upon its management and general condition. In the first place, the amount of gas-light shed upon the Boston newspapers at the end of the room is sadly deficient. It is probably the belief of the managers that this class of reading loses its interest long before there is need of artificial light upon it; but the majority of those who visit the reading-room in the earlier part...
...lack of money has been a great hindrance to this work of improvement, and, with the losses of the College in the Boston Fire to retrieve, the deficiency will be still more severely felt the coming year...