Word: novel
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Correspondence University" has before it a wide field of usefulness, and its objects must appeal to the sympathies of all friends of education. Its idea is certainly novel and suggestive,-suggestive perhaps of other functions of a similar nature which it does not yet undertake. There are many courses given each year in our best American colleges of nearly parallel scope, on subjects the same or closely connected. In many of these, especially in the higher courses, a certain amount of original work and of independent investigation is undertaken by professors and students in fields comparatively unexplored. As yet there...
...Muybridge, and which consists substantially of a round plate with small slits cut in it, inside of which and between which a powerful light revolves a metal hoop to which is attached inverted images of the animal which it is desired to represent in motion. The Zoopraxiscohe is novel in its ideas and unique in its arrangement, and its use last evening in every instance called forth hearty applause...
...Robert Grant promises to be come a prolific novel writer. The opening chapters of his second novel will appear in the December Century, and before it makes its appearance he will have completed his third novel, which is said to be in the vein of "A Frivolous Girl." "An Average Man," which is to appear in The Century, is said to be of a serious turn. [Gazette...
...number was no exception to the rule, though in many respects not up to our ideas of such a publication. It unfortunately possessed in some degree the fault common to most of its kind, weakness in illustration, but its general appearance is prepossessing. The heavy bound covers are a novel but sensible departure, while the outside design is very unique and artistic. In our opinion it makes a great mistake in publishing the usual string of personal squibs on the various members of the junior class, which must always be somewhat vulgar. A special feature of this numbers...
...Vacation has passed, and it is with mingled feelings that we begin the next step of our college course. New faces are met at every turn, while old ones fill new places. Everything seems novel and strange to all at the beginning of a college year. The older and more experienced men on whom we leaned, and in whom our faith was grounded, have left the college halls, and inexperience and crudity must for a time be expected. [News...