Word: old
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...great many and ill-arranged ones. From all the authors it is possible to make such a selection, which, while not extended, will introduce enough to afford a sound knowledge of literature, both past and present; to confine one's self to the past alone is like reading an old newspaper only to live behind the times, forgetting...
...MORROW we lose from our midst the Class of 1873. A short rush for some flowers hanging on the old "Rebellion Tree," and their college life is practically over. The unusual number of warm friends, that the present graduating class has made in those below them, will feel, next year, that they have had a great loss in the departure of '73. We wish them a brilliant Class Day and good luck in life...
...annual supper of the Institute to celebrate the election of the Freshman ten, took place at the Parker House on Saturday, the 7th inst. In the selection of the locality the old custom was departed from; but the members considered that if anything could compensate for the loss of an evening's study, it would be a first-class supper with all the adjuncts...
...wish to ride until the car has left them three blocks behind. 'Love of ventilation,' or the knack of keeping the door wide open on cold nights while joking with the driver. 'Politeness,' mingled with authority of tone, so as to be able to say, 'Now, then, step, lively, old lady; don't keep us here all night!' 'Humor,' or a fondness for starting the car just before you step off, thereby causing you to shoot forth into the mud. 'Mystification,' or a capacity for mistaking 30th for 13th street. 'An eye to the beautiful,' or a habit of staring...
People require to be roused spiritually and intellectually by new methods. The old style of preaching which our Puritan forefathers introduced with stiff orthodox sentences and much Latinity would not be received at the present day. It is necessary, as President Jefferson once said, "to cherish the spirit of our people and keep alive their attention." Our teachers must catch this spirit, to be able to infuse new life into their public instruction. They must not talk down to the people; they must elevate the masses by clear logical earnestness; must sustain life by imparting life, and this not with...