Word: idea
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...subject during the summer, in order to successfully take the examination in the fall, but, on the contrary, he strives almost entirely to convince them of the complete impracticability and utter folly of such an attempt; and we are sorry to say that he generally succeeds in discouraging (the idea would be better expressed by "bulldozing") the majority of men present...
...cheek; his nose rather prominent; his eyes clear and blue, his well formed head covered with a profusion of light brown hair, waving loosely in the same manner as the gray locks of age. I have seen a portrait in his parlor in Cambridge that gives a good idea of him in his early life as I recollect...
...championship of the college, and a silver medal for each man on the winning team. The class nines are unusually strong this year, and the prospect is that the contest will be close and interesting. The nines are very evenly matched, and it is impossible to form any definite idea as to the result, though the general opinion is that the first place lies between the junior and freshman nines. The first game of the series between the juniors and sophomores resulted in an easy victory for the former. The sophomore nine, though a strong one, has been very unfortunate...
...progressive portion of the board of overseers should have looked with any favor on the plan is certainly indicative of an imminent discussion in the board, before many years, over some proposition for the admission of women to the college itself. The measures employed to recommend such an idea by its advocates have been very insidious and deceiving. The innocent annex may turn out to be an engine of tremendous power. But the present apathy of the students on the question is undoubtedly justified. Possibly they will take a livelier interest in the discussion when the question has been brought...
...Butterfield had some such idea of Cambridge as Verdant Green had of Oxford, and he was somewhat surprised at the reality. Going out on the street-cars in the afternoon he was first of all perplexed by the vocabulary of two gentlemen in top hats and very pointed shoes, who sat near him. The conversation was as follows: "What are you going to grind up for Stubby?" Butterfield pricked up his ears at this, expecting to hear some sage advice as to the proper food for a young dog. "Oh, I shall give him chum's note-book and something...