Word: manner
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...notice that a plain glass window has been put in Gore Hall; the marked improvement in the light leads us to hope the other windows will be treated in the same manner...
...necessary, he often finds, when he has no longer any means of redress. Their labors ended the committee make a report, stating, probably, that they are still in debt, and proceeding to levy an assessment which is, or is not, paid without one word of public comment on the manner in which the committee have performed their duties. The habit thus formed he continues through College, arguing that it would be impossible to influence his class, and therefore joining in the number, large or small he does not know, of those who are afraid to oppose what seems...
...successively passed through the ordeals of creation and salvation, in the true old orthodox way; fortunes have accumulated; and there are hundreds of men among us now, who, fully impressed with the sense of their social importance and financial security, are determined to uphold their position in a manner that would be acknowledged by the most exacting to be truly gentlemanly...
...then turn to statistics and see how much it costs to support a family. If the discrepancy between the sums is too great to be disregarded, you have one more chance. Go to your looking-glass, and talk at yourself. Cast aside prejudice, and tell yourself frankly if your manner and your words would captivate an heiress. If so, well and good; if not, you must work...
...says, moreover, that "the famous university crews of Europe have accepted an invitation to cross the ocean," and he paints in a graphic manner the glory and honor which we shall reap by winning the regular university race, and then the race with "the famous university crews of Europe." We agree with him that it would be a neat thing to do, and we recommend it to the consideration of our crew. But unfortunately this castle in the air is severely shaken by the removal of the foundation stone in the shape of the three men from last year...