Word: making
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...parlor, and a gathering of the haut ton there in honor of his arrival. He will have to talk poetry with his aunt, and Greek with the clergyman. But "neque tu choreas sperne, puer," and leave the clergyman to learn from mamma how hard you have studied; she will make out a much better case than yourself, we assure...
...doubly unfortunate that the Faculty have seen the necessity of putting an end to the theatricals in town, - unfortunate for the finances of the Boat Club, and unfortunate for the students, who are called upon to make up the amount which otherwise would come from the pockets either of graduates, or of friends, or of students who could feel that they were getting an immediate return from their outlay. The method of raising money by student entertainments possesses all the advantages of indirect taxes over direct, and we are loath to see this method given up, especially as there seems...
...seems but fair to inform those Freshmen who failed to make up "Classical Lectures" that the paper was not set nor the books marked by the last year's instructor, whose offer to do so was declined...
...done is not so great; sometimes, however, it happens in college that, by reason of his peculiar fitness, a man is selected to take a certain office; if such a one resigns because the society is in a weak condition, he should remember that his resignation cannot fail to make that society weaker still...
...there was no chance of detection. We were in hopes of playing against gentlemen when we met Yale, but they sadly disappointed us, for their conduct throughout closely resembled that of pugilists, their chief object being, apparently, to win the game by foul or fair means. We do not make this statement rashly, as we feel confident that the facts support...