Word: latine
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...misunderstand the term freshman. Among the ancient Hindoos, by whom the word was first used, the sterner sex alone was capable of imbibing Greek, Latin and elocution; but tempora mutantur, and with the advent of the nineteenth century it was necessary for women too to be acquainted with empiricism and algebra, and therefore the old Sanskrit word has lost something of its significance...
...night with nothing to cheer him but a cup of cold coffee and a wet cloth around his aching head. Arrayed in dress coat and white gloves, the candidate, followed by several of his friends, appears before the august assembly of professors. After an interchange of civilities in Latin and profound reverential bows, the student is invited to read his thesis. Suddenly one of his friends will jump up and express his doubts as to the truth of a certain assertion. A dispute then ensues between the two, in which by some mysterious dispensation of Providence, the candidate always comes...
...Latin 8 Sever...
...Latin B Sever...
...Latin 6 Sever...