Word: occasionals
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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The New York Times treats with unseemly levity the fact that the young ladies of Girton College, England, have organized a fire brigade among themselves, and hope to do efficient service if occasion arises. These young ladies, it says, after vainly entreating Chief Shaw to form them into a fire...
An effort is being made through the columns of the press to celebrate the coming birthday of Washington, by the donation of a fund to be raised by voluntary subscriptions to the Washington and Lee University. A few years ago a number of representative men, who were interested in higher...
When the English residents of Lisbon and Oporto started cricket in Portugal years ago, the new game excited great wonder among the natives, the Portuguese people, who find no pleasure in athletic sports or in muscular exercise generally, being puzzled at the idea of wealthy people engaging in such laborious...
In his recent lecture on "The Lesson of Greek Art" in New York, Dr. Charles Waldstein, of Cambridge University, lately of Columbia College, took occasion to draw the moral from Greek art in favor of the highest and most liberal education in this country. The advice of the King of...
It is well known that men when in college, as a rule, will accept few advantages which they are not forced to, and also that after graduation they, with as few exceptions, thoroughly regret this neglect. Especially is this true of contributing to the college papers. Leaving out of consideration...