Word: novel
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...childhood. Immediately after the war, characters such as are described in the book undoubtedly existed in large numbers. but the tendency of latter years has been to soften these rabid sectional views. The work, although slightly overdrawn, is full of life and incident, and ranks with the average reconstruction novel...
...field sports of Michigan University last week, one rather novel event was to capture a greased pig. The prize for capturing the unfortunate animal was a set of Dictens' works valued at twenty-two dollars. The Co-operative society of the university offered the prize. THe Michigan Argonaut says that "this new and most enjoyable feature of the exercises is one that should be retained in the future...
...present year is a novel one in the history of the University. There has probably never before been such an active interest taken in a political campaign by our students. The undergraduates are very nearly evenly divided in their preference as to candidates; a state of affairs which has resulted in increasing the desire of all to do something to help along the cause which they have chosen for their own. All the torchlight parading, past and to come, is very well in its way, serving as it does to show the good will of the students toward...
...independent element in the Democratic procession on Wednesday evening was quite novel in its appearance. The Law School Cleveland and Hendricks Battalion turned our about thirty-five men, most of the club being absent. Their club was headed by a barouche driven by liveried groom and containing the lord chancellor and several other "legal lights" as a transparency announced. This festive turnout was guarded by several undergraduate spearmen and was followed by the band, lighted by more students, after which the club marched in column of fours. Behind the law men was a mugwump four-in-band on which were...
...Freshman class at Wittenberg University, Ohio, has done something novel in electing a class chaplain...