Word: possesses
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...fact that he is governor of the state of Massachusetts, let him receive it, but let the degree be conferred upon the man and not upon the office." And that is how it should be. To hand it out according to any other reasoning destroys whatever worth it may possess. [Progress...
...more "sweetness and light," and as the scorner of all that is low and common to the masses. But we think his fame will rather rest on his poetry than on his criticism. He is distinguished among all his fellow poets by a far sweeter diction than they possess and by a calm, elevated, thoughtful style. Fortunately, not withstanding the indifference of the college authorities, arrangements can be made with Mr. Arnold to give a lecture here on Monday night, which is the only one left at his disposal during his stay here, and he has kindly offered either...
...gives the matter a moment's kindly thought. The entire college is indebted to the senior class for the pleasant features of class day, whether any one person cares to enjoy them or not, and the only way in which to repay this kindness is for all those who possess desirable quarters to permit of their being used when they are needed. It is very seldom that any damage whatever is done to a room, but if there should be, we feel sure that the gentlemen who use the rooms will see that everything is made right with the owner...
...some minds there seems to linger the erroneous idea that all college papers are published simply for amusement, and it would be well for any such to disabuse their minds of this impression, before venturing an opinion as to the liberty any paper should possess. It is not the amusement, by any means, that induces men to devote so much of their time to writing. The real aim of every college paper is to voice the best collegiate sentiment on subjects that intimately concern a student ; and that, by so doing, it tends to raise the tone of a college...
...urged against it. It would unquestionably be most advisable to have this club embrace all that portion of the students who use the shot-gun. The two bodies are necessarily closely connected, and forming them into one organization would give such an one much greater strength than either could possess alone. Everything is now favorable for the formation of such a club. We commend it therefore to some of those gentlemen interested in shooting to call a meeting and organize...