Word: pointed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...last contribution, "Is there a Difference?" treats of the woman's rights question from a humorous point of view. The dialogue has the chatty and rambling nature of that of an afternoon call, but is not wholly natural at times...
...crowded. Clearings are to be made as, from time to time, space is wanted for buildings, and it is intended to enclose building sites not expected soon to be occupied, with hedges. These two simple expedients will prevent the immediate surroundings of the university from taking on at any point the usual aspect of "vacant lots" in the outskirts of towns and villages, features which, in California, on account of the dry summer climate, are apt to be more forlorn even than in the east...
...central rubber pen holder is so constructed that the point of the pen is on a line with the centre or axis of the holder, the same as a stylographic...
...central rubber pen holder is so constructed that the point of the pen is on a line with the centre or axis of the holder, the same as a stylographic...
During the past year Cornell University has increased wonderfully, both in point of numbers, there being 1114 students in attendance this year against 1010 last, and also in point of faculties for instruction. The corps of instructors has been strengthened by the appointment of professors of political economy, horticulture, electrical engineering, and an assistant professor of Greek. Two large buildings which are in process of erection will soon be ready for occupation, one the Christian Association Hall, presented by the late A. S. Barnes, and the other a building for the department of civil engineering and architecture. The foundations have...