Word: might
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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With sturdy might our fathers struck the blow...
...seems to us that a wire screen might be placed in front of the large window of Memorial Hall, at small expense and to great advantage...
...there no way of altering the too sanguinary exterior of our halls? The Cubans paint their buildings yellow, pink, or blue, with variously tinted roofs; but this would give our staid dormitories a bizarre appearance, out of place in our northern climate, although, indeed, they might be dyed magenta, to match our crockery. There is, however, one improvement which we earnestly advocate, namely, the more lavish employment of woodbine or ivy. A brick building overgrown with ivy has a most venerable and even picturesque appearance. Of course, ivy could not be trained over the dormitories; but over the ends...
...accounting for tastes, and that some surer method must be devised of ascertaining what changes the members of the association desire than the publication of individual complaints. It would not seem very difficult to have a larger variety at each meal, and there are some additions that might be made, such as more salt-cellars, water-pitchers, and bread-plates, that would greatly increase the comfort of the meals; this, however, would require more capital. Let us hope that the money to be raised by subscription to pay off the debt incurred in fitting up the hall will soon...
...that invaluable paper. What I had discovered was no less than a new and practical idea on the subject of walking. I perceived that Middlesex County was a historic locality, that the philosophical walker should view it in this new light, and that the interest of his walks might centre not only on what has been beautified by nature, but also on what has been dignified by history. I need not state how I immediately purchased the guide-book recommended by the editorial pen, or how my chum ridiculed my enthusiasm. He consented, however, to humor me in my harmless...