Word: much
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...already have janitors whose duty it is to light the entries, and there is no reason why the late mail should not be delivered in those buildings at once. It seems to us that the college ought to take immediate steps in the matter; the expense certainly cannot be much, and the convenience to us would be great; besides having our mail delivered, we should be able to get to dinner without fear of tumbling down a flight or so of stairs...
...given a farce and a burlesque. The Glee Club will sing between the acts, and thus add another attraction to the theatricals and form an additional element of their success. We hope certainly that undergraduates will not be satisfied with securing seats for themselves, but will aid as much as possible in placing tickets among their friends. The tickets, we believe, will be ready in a day or two, and may be obtained of any of the gentlemen connected with the theatricals. We wish all success to the undertaking, and feel that we may confidently say, that if success...
UNDER the able management of Mr. Winsor, the Library, which formerly was a subject for much needed or needless complaint, deserves little save praise. The changes he has introduced, though sometimes at first disliked, have always proved advantageous, and have shown that he regards the success of the Library as identical with its utility to the students. Still, there are other changes apparently desirable to which we would like to call attention. It seems some-what remarkable that a library which expends $15,000 annually in purchasing books should, nevertheless, oblige students to raise by subscription the $300 needed...
...November number of the Cornell Review is much better than usual; the articles are shorter and more interesting. Perhaps this may be due to the fact that there is now a lady on the editorial board. On boating matters the Review says: "The latest from Harvard is that our challenge will be accepted on condition that the race be rowed at New London. Our directors will agree to this, and at once put into training a score of the best oarsmen in the University...
...number of students is two thousand. Their rooms are considerably larger as a rule than those at Harvard or Yale, and having much fewer books in them appear more like sitting-rooms than studies. In a view that is given of the interior of a student's room the freedom from overcrowding, either with furniture or smaller objects, is especially noticeable...