Word: particularity
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...direction. So far as the system of class themes goes, we believe it to be utterly worthless, either to make composition easier or better. The half-dozen themes ground out during the year, have about as much influence in raising the literary standard of the college, and in helping particular men to improve, as the Mathematical department, and perhaps even less...
...under sub-heads, by authors alphabetically. Then would come groups, such as dictionaries, periodicals, society reports, etc., containing articles on both special and general subjects. Next come special works, arranged either as a branch-if there is need of further sub-division, in which case the name of the particular branch is placed on the same line as the main heading-or simply as a section, when there is no sub-division required. The following will illustrate this principle, each group under law representing a separate card...
...history, but criticism of any subject relating to the man's work. In looking for an historical work, you do not look under the name of the country or place, but under History in general. Histories of wars are to be found under Military History, but not under the particular war in question...
...morrow the first literary supplement will appear. It is with some doubts as to the support and approval which this new venture will receive that we prepare to launch it upon the public. Therefore we wish to call particular attention to the fact, that it may receive as much support as possible. It is our generous purpose to distribute the supplement to our regular subscribers. We hope that in addition to the copies so distributed, a considerable number will be wanted; first, by men wishing to send it to their friends, and second, by others, not subscribers, wishing to learn...
...surprise of everybody, the hitherto complacent Yale Record makes the humiliating admission that " Already the Argo, the Atheneum, the Advocate, the Lampoon, the Spectator, that precocious youth, the Burr, are at the front in this particular or that...