Word: mottoes
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...short story holds the field now because it is suited to our mode of life; we have no time for anything longer. As to its quality no rules can be given,--one age wishes for romance and another for stories of the weird and supernatural. The best motto for the short story is that given by Wilkie Collins: "It is best to make'em laugh, make 'em cry, and make 'em wait...
...timely, but we shall continue to make every effort to be accurate and shall always be eager to rectify any errors which may unwittingly be made. We have always thought first of the University, and her service will always be our first duty, but as we read her motto it is still "Veraas," not "Conformity to the opinions of the HARVARD CRIMSONS." HARVARD CORRESPONDENTS OF BOSTON NEWSPAPERS...
...sixteen years after the last publication of the "Lyceum," three Seniors founded the "Register." Its motto was "I won't philosophize and I will be read." It contained thirty-two pages and was issued monthly for seven numbers. Although this magazine was more readable than its predecessor, it, too, lost its force by imitation of the great English magazines...
...March, 1866, three students started a new magazine under the old name of "The Collegian." This was the first journal in the form of a newspaper. Owing to a disrespectful allusion to the Faculty and an over regard for the motto of the paper "Dulce est Periculum," the career of "The Collegian" was brought to an abrupt end after the publication of three numbers. In May of the same year the first number of the "Advocate" appeared. It was founded by three Juniors of the class of '67, all of whom were former editors of the "Collegian." The motto...
...January, 1873, 'The Magenta" appeared with the favorite motto "I won't philosophize and I will be read." The "Magenta" made another step in the direction of the successful college periodical by publishing more news and statistics than any previous paper. With the issue for May 21, 1875, the name "Magenta" was changed to "Crimson." Under this name the magazine continued on as a bi-weekly until 1883, when it was forced to suspend publication...