Word: maying
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...otherwise take part in an established society wish to devote themselves to some interest which they have in common, we see no reason why they should not do so. But if these men will leave some older organization, which needs their support, to start a new one, which may fall to pieces after a short and precarious existence, we think they should consider well before making the attempt. It is better to have a few well-supported institutions than a great many weak and in debt; and, judging from reports, we already have more societies and clubs than...
ALAS! poor Snodkins! may his cheek decrease...
...will be held Thursday. The managing committee of the American Chess Congress have written, urging that the club be represented at the National Congress to be held in New York this winter. It is hoped the club will be able to send a representative. Those wishing to join, etc., may apply to the Secretary, 9 Grays...
...mechanical drudgery must be endured. Patience is the first requisite. No interpreter is needed until some advance has been made, and even then Sir Thomas Wade's Progressive Course in Colloquial and Documentary Chinese will go far towards supplying his place. A knowledge of Chinese sufficient for business purposes may be acquired in two, or at most, three years; and one of the subscribers to our professorship acquired it in six months. To obtain a mastery of the language a long time would be required. A student might spend the four years of his college course entirely upon Chinese...
...revised set of Regulations contain some changes which all undergraduates may profitably note. The most important changes are those that relate to honors, deficiency in scholarship, and penalties. Several sections taken from the "Scales of Scholarship" and the "Degree of Bachelor of Arts" form, with the system of "Honorable Mention," a new subject-division, "Honors at Graduation, and other Distinctions...