Word: particularity
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...frequently reminded by the complaints of our Yale contemporaries of the ruthless way in which colleges in general and Harvard and Yale in particular are treated by the press generally. Still we are forced to believe that our New Haven fellows suffer in this respect more than we do. this is no doubt owing in great degree to the fact that Harvard is near Boston, whose papers are influential and on the whole give very fair accounts of doings here, while Yale is represented at home by very provincial publications, and New York is just far enough away to allow...
Everyone should avoid the mistake of limiting his studies too strictly to his own specialty, or his intercourse to his own particular sect or caste. Every man needs at times to travel out of the circle of himself and of his own peculiar ideas, and to come into contact with others unlike himself in age, sex, occupation, tasks and opinions...
...those who are able to afford it. When, however, important references are given to several large books, and these form parts of sets of several volumes for each work, to bry the books is beyond the means or inclination of the larger part of the students In any particular section. This larger part resorts to the library. Here have been reserved the necessary books,-in some cases a single copy of each and in others duplicate copies. Now, a few of the sections are so large that, if these books are kept in constant use, there is still no opportunity...
...said ; 'but are you going to adopt any profession ? Are you going to teach, or start a school, or pratice any particular calling...
...condition of the boat house at the time of the accident. Mr. Knapp finds several faults, each of which contributed to bring about the disaster,-some of which an examination would have shown, and some not. Neither the club nor the college seems to be to blame in particular, although we must confess it seems to us quite unsatisfactory to learn that, when a little careful investigation would have saved us from the accident, it was not made. That no one knew such an investigation was needed cannot possibly be an excuse ; it ought to have been known...