Word: idea
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...well-known style, and this chapter contains an exceedingly interesting account of the secret workings of a socialist's club. "A Greek funeral" forms the title of an unusually good sophomore theme. The writer describes what he himself has seen, and describes it intelligently and well. "A Strange Idea," is indeed passing strange, yet withal, interesting from its very uniqueness, though the opening paragraphs give one the idea that the author is about to describe a tobogganing party on Christmas...
...poetry, on the whole, is good. "Sunrise" is a charming bit of verse containing a very pretty, though by no means new idea. "An Answer," is a fairly good piece, the second stanza being by far the better of the two. Altogether, this number of the Advocate is more than unusually good...
...seem to our readers a trite theme, but another case has just been brought to our notice which demands a few words. This time it is a text-book in Natural History 2 which is missing. It is impossible for members of that course to get any adequate idea of the subject, which is being passed over with great rapidity, without constant references to the text-book on zoology by Claus. We have been informed that careful search on the shelves and on the desks of the reading-room, fails to bring the much needed book to light...
...think that the future classes of '97, '98, and the rest, may not count in their number the smiling member from San Francisco and the Pacific Slope, who now seems an indispensable part of Harvard, we must school ourselves to the idea of separation. However, notwithstanding this serious drawback, Stanford University has our best wishes. It is sincerely to be hoped that no mismanagement, such as is only too common in works of this time will prevent the fulfilment of the brilliant plans for the establishment of the University...
...specimen of poetry which was hardly creditable to his literary ability. This time he offers us a short piece which does credit neither to his power of versification, nor to his judgment in selecting such an extract for translation. The lines are disjointed and unmelodious, while the idea contained in them is so trivial and insignificant that only the most masterly treatment could have made it justifiable. Mr. Sempers and Mr. Wister contribute very readable articles. Of the two, Mr. Sempers' will appeal to the more purely literary element of the college, while Mr. Wister, by his rather colloquial style...