Word: longer
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...firm of H. H. Tuttle & Co. is no longer the agent of the society for boots and shoes. Its name is to be struck from the list of affiliated tradesmen, and members are not entitled to any discount at the store of this firm. In its place, the firm of Graham & Nichols, 10 School St., Boston, is to be put on the list of affiliated tradesmen. The discount is 10 per cent. Messrs. Graham & Nichols are successors to Thos. Powers & Co., who were formerly at 10 School St. They sell boots and shoes ready-made, and also make them...
...cannot be denied that there was once a time in the history of the college when the appellation of "special" marked a student as one who was either too indolent or too dull to successfully complete the regular curriculum. Under the new order of things this slur can no longer be cast upon the class of students in question. It is one of Harvard's favorite boasts now-a-days that any man may come to Cambridge and find the best of instruction in any subject which he may choose to pursue as a specialty. It is another favorite boast...
...graciously sought. The awful solemnities of initiation, the inviolable vows and the jeweled society pins all become subjects of the greatest sanctity. The performances, jealousies and rivalries of the different societies at Princeton caused their suspension by the faculty a few years ago; so that secret societies can no longer exist there...
...larger class out of which literary men are likely to rise. Formerly, at least in New England, any boy who showed an aptitude for books was pretty sure to be encouraged to prepare for college. The educated men were the picked men of the community. This is no longer the case, and many circumstances prevented a boy from taking a college course which do not prevent him from entering a literary-career...
...with fuel last year has been very remiss this fall, and often ten days have passed before an order would be filled. Hereafter, it is announced that coal will be delivered on the day after the order is given, and it is to be hoped that there will no longer be such vexatious delays...