Word: peculiarity
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...South and West; he wrote books and magazine articles on many subjects; he was a practical, influential, honest politician. His originality showed in his frequent use of words rarely heard from the mouths of others, yet well fitted in his effective and picturesque speech; and in his peculiar handwriting which almost constituted a new alphabet, yet which was consisitently a law unto itself and as legible as other current script when its letters were once learned; and in his vivid perception of the rich variety of the world about him, in which like an impressionist he saw bright colors unseen...
...Radcliffe is given as 463, a slight increase over last year. With a membership, however, of 500 or 600 the college would be in no way embarrassed, and could offer more elective courses. This offering of elective courses. This offering of elective courses with Harvard teaching remains the peculiar distinction of Radcliffe, and endowment, says the report, for this purpose is always the supremely useful gift to the college. The endowment should eventually be so large that Radcliffe may pay properly for a Harvard professor's time...
...buildings of the Harvard Medical School in Brookline are practically completed and will be ready for occupancy by the end of May. The seven buildings are situated on a 26-acre lot of peculiar shape, fronting on Longwood avenue and bounded on the other sides by Huntington avenue, Wigglesworth, Van Dyke, Francis and Vila streets. This site is about a mile distant from the present quarters of the School behind the Boston Public Library...
...Elder opened the debate. We are to discuss, he said, the transportation problem of the second largest city of the world. The question is of vast importance not only because of the great size of New York City, but because of its peculiar physical character, which makes transportation a daily necessity for the majority of its population. In view of the importance of transportation, the service should be adequate, convenient, and modern. When we examine the existing conditions, however, we find that the service is very unsatisfactory...
...speaker then took up the matter of poor service. He pointed out that the principal cry was against the overcrowding. He showed that much of this evil is due to the peculiar physical formation of the island which makes overcrowding inevitable. Furthermore reports of the New York State Railroad Commission show that cars are run as frequently as is practicable--a typical instance being the corner of Broadway and 23rd street, where cars pass at the rate of one every six seconds, while vehicles cross the tracks at the rate of 32 a minute. The speaker asked the affirmative...