Word: noted
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...education seems to be making a general advance all along the line. The following note from John G. Whittier has been written to a brother trustee of Brown University: "I hope the time is not far distant when Brown University will be open to women. The traditions of the noble old institution are all in favor of broad liberality and equality of rights and privileges. The state of my health and the increasing weight of years may prevent me from taking an active part in the matter, but it would be a great satisfaction to give my voice in behalf...
...Gath" (George Alfred Townsend), the well known newspaper correspondent, has been publishing some reminiscences of his college days. Concerning the value of note-taking at lectures he discourses as follows...
...opened an old note book and pointed to the unfinished sentences scrawled over several pages. "How do you suppose I am going to make anything out of that?" It certainly did look discouraging, and, as I had not been very successful myself, I said, "What are your arguments for doing away with lectures...
...students have of deciding who shall pay for the oysters. Several students come in and sit down. One opens the book and all note what letter of the alphabet is the second in the second line from the top of the left-hand page. The book is passed to each student in turn, who cuts or opens to a new place. He who has the letter furthest down the alphabet from the letter A has to pay for the oysters...
...gentleman was noticed yesterday, after gazing yearningly on the enticing strip of ice near the chapel and taking note that no one was near, to remove his rubbers, lay them carefully, with the valise which he was carrying, on the snow, and then yield to the allurements of that long slide; after which he again put on his rubbers, picked up the valise and went on his way rejoicing...