Word: mind
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Experience during a period of ten years with the elective system, shows that the system does not tend to bring about the extinction of the traditional studies called liberal. The scientific turn of mind is comparatively rare among the young men who enter the college, a large majority of the students preferring languages, metaphysics, history, and political science, to mathematics, physics, zoology, and botany. Every extension of the system has been a gain to the individual student, to the college, and to every interest of education and learning; and the time is not far distant when the few subjects still...
...essential. There would be no real sweetness in life without it, and not one girl in 800 would ever fall in love if it were not for the mustache. It is just the nicest thing ever invented to fall in love with, and no young man in his right mind ever fails to take advantage of it. The mustache ought to be given plenty of room to grow, and let us hope the drought of the last summer has not retarded it.[Phila. Times...
...which ever and anon he would smell of, at which times a look of almost angelic serenity would o'er spread his countenance. At his side there stood a small table, with a dainty cup of tea and some cigarettes. Before seating himself our reporter wished to free his mind of a long existing burden, and innocently enough said, "Mr. Wilde...
...freshmen nine has not the pecuniary support that it deserves and needs. Let '85 bear this in mind - that if it wants a good nine in the field it must subscribe more liberally towards its support...
...grew pale as he left the hut; but by no other sign did she betray the anguish of her mind. When she was alone she sat down to think over the whole situation calmly...