Word: nation
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...file of the Nation is to be found a letter from one of the instructors of our French department, which was written to that paper for the purpose of showing with what ingenuity the sub-freshman overcomes obstacles which would appear insurmountable to a mind of ordinary ability. Many of the men whose genius flashes out in the following quotations are now in the junior class, - or possibly in the sophomore class, - for the examples of wild conjecture given below were called forth by a paper in entrance French which was given to candidates for admission a couple of years...
...another column we print the Nation's review of Professor Dyer's edition of the 'Apology of Socrates.' Such a work as Professor Dyer's is a credit, not only to its editor, but to our university. It is the best possible answer to those who insist that Greek is going to the dogs here, because it is no longer required in course. It is further an excellent means to keep Greek from going to the dogs. A good text-book in the hands of a good teacher will do more than a dozen requirements to get thorough and valuable...
...college text-book. Another advantage of this edition is that the commentary is printed on the same page with the text. This practice is almost universal in Germany, is very generally adopted by English editors, and conduces greatly to the convenience of the reader." - N. Y. Nation...
...statement made in this paper that the Princetonian was in favor of the "movability of students" as discussed in the Nation was a mistake of which the Princetonian has kindly informed...
...readers of the CRIMSON enjoyed, a few weeks ago, a friendly combat between the religious editor of the paper and an anonymous correspondent in the Nation, who had taken the trouble to misrepresent, in religious matters, evidently as unintentionally as ignorantly, the university of which he claimed to be an "alumnus." But the evil work had been accomplished. Word had gone forth from our very doors that, religiously speaking, fair Harvard, to put it mildly, was rotten to the core. No words that might be uttered could avail. Jealous colleges, uttered the Pharasaical "Ah, ha!" Papers of which the past...