Word: pleasanter
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...from what we have seen that the close of the recent examination does not differ in the least from similar occasions in the past and that the spirit of which we speak is as prevalent as usual. Such being the case, the managers of the various college organizations whose pleasant duty it is to solicit subscriptions for the interests they represent, can choose no better time than the present to make their annual visits to their supporters. To aid them in their duties we feel sure is the earnest desire of every student of the university. As their labors...
...examinations for this half-year are nearly completed, and they have passed off as a whole with but little friction and unnecessary inconvenience. The college at large is to be congratulated on the results. But pleasant as it may be for those who have completed, or almost completed, this trying undertaking, a hard task remains for quite a number of men. It seems hard that the examinations in two such courses as History XII. and History XIII. should come on these two successive days at the end of the examination period. These two courses cover contemporary periods in the history...
...historical remarks on commencement day, called attention to the fact that on a bill overlooking our beautiful valley, with its musical Indian name, Roanoke, lie the remains of the distinguished Revolutionary general, Andrew Lewis, the famous Indian fighter of his time and the hero of the battle of Point Pleasant on the Ohio, whose statue is one of the proud group around Washington Monument in Richmond. On the same hill lie the remains of a Christian Choctaw who came from beyond the Father of Waters to study at Roanoke College. And this year an Indian who also came from beyond...
...Lasell Leaves, says about Memorial: "At dinner all reserve is cast off. Sallies of wit pass from one to another, and jokes are cracked at nay one's expense. All the men are on a level. Beck Hall and Holworthy sit at the table with College House, and pleasant remarks are exchanged by this representative of Boston elite, and that earnest, hard-working son of some country town...
...near future. As soon as the college can secure available funds a new dormitory will undoubtedly be erected, but meanwhile it has suggested itself to the minds of many that old Massachusetts could be refitted at comparatively small expense in such a way as to provide pleasant quarters to a great number of men. It is but a few years since the building was altered to its present condition owing to doubts as to the strength of its walls, and as a result it stands empty and useless for weeks at a time. Now it seems...