Word: oxford
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Asher was a notable winner at the sports of Brasenose College, Oxford University, England, held March 7. He won the running high jump at 5 feet. 2 inches; the running long jump at 20 feet, the quarter-mile run in 57 2-5 seconds, by two yards, and the hurdle race in 20 2-5 seconds...
...humor may be expected. But if exceptions prove the rule, then may examinations claim to afford a very rich fund of ludicrous incidents. One of the frequent causes of humor at examinations is of course the ignorance of candidates. A person was once asked the question at an Oxford examination, "Who was Esau?" "Esop," said he, "was a man who wrote fables, and who sold the copyright to a publisher for a bottle of potash!" Another student was asked to give some account of Wolsey. His reply was unique. "Wolsey was a famous general who fought in the Crimean...
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While at the University of Cambridge all the heads of colleges except two - the provost of King's and the president of Queen's - are uniformly known as "masters," there is a curious variety of title at Oxford. The head of Christ Church is the dean, who is in fact the 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...
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