Word: might
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...needless to say that a most abnormal development of the biceps of almost every man in college would ensue, and this, with the wasting of valuable time and the loss of the more valuable inspiration of street car literature - we refer to such meaning proverbs as "Soapine did it" - might necessitate even the closing of the college. In view of these facts we sincerely hope that the conductors and drivers of the Cambridge tramways will take serious thought before they strike and interrupt the progress of the "oldest, largest and grandest university in America...
...established all over the United States graded-schools, academies, colleges and seminaries, and it is planning a university. Its line of opposition to public unsectarian institutions of learning is complete at every point. We have, then, two systems of education in our midst, not, however, running in competition, which might benefit both, for the church monopolizes the patronage of its children from the primary school through to the university...
...classes of society. A series of illustrations of the rooms of prominent Bostonians, together with accurate histories of the persons in question, and spicy accounts of their personal habits, would be quite in line with this sort of journalism, and would, doubtless, prove entertaining reading. Yet it might be that the subjects of this sort of descriptive writing would object. It is not everybody that cares to invite the world into his chamber to inspect his bric-a-brac, and chat over his personal peculiarities. For this reason, then, it is to be hoped that the "Globe" will change slightly...
...ashore, - or aboard - and the scow returned to the shore. Up a flight of stairs they went a trifle doubtful as to whether they would be loaded with irons and sent below, or treated like brothers and welcomed on board. However, on the "historian's" bland request that they might be allowed to inspect the vessel, a midshipman was called up and the party intrusted...
...most important position - we are disposed to think that, while the struggle will be centered between Harvard, Princeton and Yale, their relative standing at the end of the year will be in the above order. A very possible contingency, however, such as a sprained arm or a broken finger might materially alter the result. - Outing for April...