Word: naming
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Library Bulletin, No. 7, lately issued, is far more interesting than the uninitiated would suppose. Its name of "bulletin" suggests a mere list of new books added to the Library, and is certainly not tempting to the average student. As a matter of fact, it contains much useful information on subjects in which many of us at Harvard are interested. The Bulletin consists of twenty-five pages, of which ten contain a list of the most-important additions to the Library since December. The remaining fifteen include some more notes on authorities in American History, by Dr. Lodge; notes...
...word originating among the Venetians, who wore the garment, calling it pantaloni, from Pantaleon, formerly the patron saint of Venice." - MENAGE. "Originally a baptismal name very frequent among the Venetians, and hence applied to them, by the other states as a common name; afterwards, a name of derision, as applying to a part of their dress that then distinguished the Venetians, namely, breeches and stockings that were all of a piece." - SMART. "His [Pantaloon's] name is said by antiquaries to be derived from the Italian words 'Pianta leone,' as it were the 'Lion planter,' in allusion to the boastful...
...Literary World of March 1 we find an article, "The Index to the North American Review," about which we wish to say a few words. We are always glad that the merits of the Crimson should be duly appreciated, and we cannot help feeling grateful to the gentleman whose name appears at the end of the article for his flattering though somewhat peculiar tribute. He seems to have borrowed his facts from the Crimson, not merely without the least acknowledgment of indebtedness, but under his own signature. Not that his article does not bear some marks of originality...
...ought to be, we suggest to the Athletic Association the plan of instituting Challenge Cups. The offer of two really handsome and valuable cups, one for walking and one for running, would, we think, meet with immediate favor. Any one winning the cup should have his name engraved upon it, each time he won, and, after being won three successive times by the same man, it should become his private property. The distance in each case should be such as to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of the sprinter and the long-distance man. A Hundred-Yard Challenge...
...connected by a curved plank, on which sat the driver, propelling himself by pushing with his feet on the ground. This machine, which was described as one "by which you can ride at your ease, and are obliged to walk in the mud at the same time," received the name of the "hobby horse." It was introduced into London shortly, but soon died a natural death, hastened, no doubt, by the extravagant caricatures of it, and by the impression that its rider acquired neither velocity, comfort, nor elegance...