Word: peculiarities
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...University race; and the reply, which we regret to say is in the negative, is printed in this issue. Our challenge, which the Ithaca newspapers considered as highly impertinent, was understood in its right spirit by the members of the Cornell Navy, and it is only the peculiar conditions laid down in our letter, and the previous arrangements of the Cornell crew, that prevent them from rowing a race which would be of advantage to both colleges. A private letter, which the Secretary of the H. U. B. C. received from the Commodore of the Cornell Navy, contains a hearty...
...expected, my opportunities for learning Chemistry were rather limited; but my zeal was great enough to overcome all difficulties. I fitted up a laboratory in one corner of my own room; and there I concocted all manner of horrible compounds. There were objections to this private laboratory. A peculiar odor was wafted into the entry every time I opened the door, and several violent explosions made my neighbors fear lest I should some day blow the house to pieces. But I had the true chemist's indifference to smells, and the greatest confidence in my own skill...
...those who row merely for pleasure peculiar advantages are offered this year. There have always been complaints that it was impossible to take out anything but singles and pairs because the four-oars and six-oars were kept for the crews. The six-oars now will be the only ones reserved for this purpose, while all the other craft will be at the disposal of any members of the clubs without regard to district...
...word must be said about the peculiar principles of honor that govern the actions of some men, who damage the boats seriously, and then refuse to pay for the repairs. No organization, however perfect, can present a good financial report when it has men of this class among its members...
...North American Review," about which we wish to say a few words. We are always glad that the merits of the Crimson should be duly appreciated, and we cannot help feeling grateful to the gentleman whose name appears at the end of the article for his flattering though somewhat peculiar tribute. He seems to have borrowed his facts from the Crimson, not merely without the least acknowledgment of indebtedness, but under his own signature. Not that his article does not bear some marks of originality; he has one or two additional facts, and his language differs considerably from the language...