Word: oldest
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Harvard College at the beginning of President Eliot's administration," says the writer, "must have presented a rather inferior appearance, as judged by the buildings. During the last thirteen years about two million dollars have been used for building purposes. Some of the oldest halls have Revolutionary memories, but have not attractive exteriors. The lecture system so largely used, in part even in Mathematics, of course offers temptation to cramming; and that very much of this is done is not denied; but this is not regarded as wholly evil even by so competent a judge as the late Professor Jevons...
Coit, '83, has been appointed consular secretary at the American legation at Teheran, Persia, and leaves for there Saturday. He is the oldest son of Rev. Joshua Coit, secretary of the Home Missionary Society...
...dean of the cathedral of Oxford; All Souls, Keble, New and Wadham have wardens; Brasenose, Jesus and all the halls, or smaller colleges, have principals; Exeter and Lincoln have rectors; Oriel, Queen's and Worcester have provosts; Corpus Christi, Magdalen, St. John's and Trinity have presidents; University (the oldest college), Balliol and Pembroke have masters...
...cliques, five in each. Those who are not in any fraternity, the "independents," ally themselves as each one sees fit with one clique or the other. Thus are formed two complete political parties in the literary department, to one of which almost every man there belongs. One party, the oldest, publishes the Chronicle; the other, at first started in self defence but now the dominant, controls the Argonaut. Many men take both papers, but the power behind the thorne or the sanctum is the party which holds the most stock...
...rests on his skill with the brush, while in college he won fame by his skilful handling of the drum-sticks; Hon. Robert C. Winthrop and Mr. E. H. Hastings, now manager of the Bijou Theatre, who played what in the society is familiarly called the "bull fiddle." The oldest living member is Gen. Henry K. Oliver (of the class of 1818) ex-mayor of Salem...