Word: lit
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Nassau Lit. contains some eloquent resolutions upon the death of the late Judge Elbert Herring, in which the deceased gentleman, who was more than ninety years of age, is eulogized for having "held many positions of trust, and reflected honor on the Cliorophic Society," - a local society of which he was a member while connected with the Princeton class...
PRINCETON has had such a revival, and the present condition of society there appears to be not unlike that prevalent in England during the earlier years of the Commonwealth. "Prayer-meetings," says the Nassau Lit, "are no longer dull, but fervid." The influence of religion is felt in the "recitation-room, where "spiritual interest .... transforms duty into pleasure." It is felt in the shape of "increased earnestness in base-ball matters," in the gymnasium," and in the training requisite for various athletic sports. Drinking has vanished from "spreads." Profanity, which is "not so much an amusement as a habit...
...Lit his lamp and closed the shutters...
...look at it till the semiannual. Did you see the Club races, Harry? I meant to go in, but somehow or another I could n't make up my mind to get up in time, as I cut prayers." Here he tore a page off an old Crimson and lit his pipe again...
PRINCETON, according to the Nassau Lit., still indulged in "cane sprees," which appear to be rough-and-tumble fights between the Sophomore and Freshman classes...