Word: knows
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...taken for an Englishman-a joy not often vouchsafed to them. It was to one of these pitiful imitations-a young Bostonian-that a clever New York girl said: "Mr. Blank, I should think you would be so glad to meet Lord So-and-so; you know he is a real Englishman...
...aspects. It is said to be a commonplace of criticism that no good thing can come out of a prize essay. A recent writer instances Prof. Bryce's "Holy Roman Empire" as the only composition of this sort that has proved an exception to this rule. We do not know of any cases of prize essays from American colleges that can be called such exceptions. It is possible that there are such, however, and it may be that the list of Bowdoin prize dissertations might furnish such a case, although perhaps not to be compared with such a work...
...throughout their course. The chief complaint would be that such a system being compulsory would be irksome and cause discontent. This is true; but many men, especially those just entering college, do not realize the importance of this training, and compulsion is the only way to bring them to know its benefits. The system might be made pleasanter by having only a general superintendence exercised by Dr. Sargent or an assistant, the men of the different squads to be under the direct command of leaders or captains chosen from amongst themselves as the other athletic captains are. This would relieve...
...likely to prevail here at Harvard, where the contest in this country has now principally centred, seems indeed very doubtful. A follower of Mr. Matthew Arnold mitt be inclined to say that Harvard is fast going over to the Philistines. How that may be we do not know, since Philistines or Barbarians in this country are hard to define, and it would be very presumptuous to use such terms without sufficient warrant. Surely Charles Francis Adams, Jr., is not a Barbarian...
...lectures in hygiene? Among the voluntary courses this has always been a favorite and the number of men present have always expressed much interest in the lectures. This is an important subject for men to be informed upon, and one too often neglected by hard working students. To know how we are made and what we should do to keep ourselves in good health should be the object of everyone. It is for this purpose that these lectures were given and they were made voluntary so that every man could have this chance if they desired...