Word: pasted
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...seats in Sever 11 were again taken on the occasion of Mr. Copeland's lecture last evening on Stevenson, Mr. Barrie, Mr. Crocket, and "Ian Maclaren." The lecture began with a brief comparison of the contemporary Scottish renaissance, with past triumphs,- much greater past triumphs,- of the northern kingdom over the English public...
...Egyptian and her wonderful pranks. As "The Little Minister" is sadly inferior to the homogeneous perfection of "The Adventures of David Balfour" ("Kidnapped" included), so "The Raiders" and "The Men of the Moss Hags" are quite as sadly inferior in style, in unifying principle, and in suggestion of the past. Stevenson, a little romantic, but a perfect little romantic, has not equaled himself with the great romantics, Scott and Dumas, in trying to paint upon his canvas any famous figure of history. Mr. Crockett, an imperfect little romantic, has dared Sir Watter and "Old Mortality" by placing Grahame of Claver...
...selection of F. T. Murphy for captain of next year's eleven meets with general support and endorsement. His work in the past three years has been hard, painstaking and thorough and besides playing his own position well he has a complete knowledge of the requirements of all the positions and every good quality for a successful captain...
More than 4600 volumes have been added to the Institute of Technology library the past year, making the total more than 50,000. One of the most recent acquisition is 261 volumes, the gift of Thomas Gaffield, a retired Boston merchant. These books treat of the manufacture of glass and porcelain, and are many of them very rare. The volumes date back to 1647. Two of them are valued at $100 each, and the whole collection is worth...
This higher view of religion, that one should push on, past the mere signs, to the power which lies behind them, is too often forgotten. Much as men will labor for mental civilization, they wish to gain easily, at a single step, a perfect faith and thorough understanding of the truth. They forget that no valuable result can be won without a struggle, and become discouraged at the very first difficulty...