Word: press
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...theory that New York is rapidly becoming the exclusive centre of the country for literature and education is a favorite one with the New York press. It is hardly to be feared, however, that Harvard will be immediately superseded and relegated to the second class as a provincial university...
American college humor seems to be an object of discussion among the various papers of the country. The founding of the new paper, Life, which was understood to be an offspring of college publications has brought this subject prominently before the press...
...Noble, '84, resigned the captaincy of the lacrosse team yesterday afternoon on account of press of other duties. Davis, '83, was elected captain in his place...
...college recommends all to whom commencement parts have been assigned to study elocution from now until commencement, but when and how they are to study is not mentioned. Surely, the elementary training which Mr. Jones, by reason of lack of time and press of work, is able to give cannot be deemed sufficient. Many men who would be glad to take up elocution if individual appointments were given, are unwilling to spend two hours a week in going to recitation in this subject and listening during much of the time to the speaking and criticisms of men who know...
...intend to turn preacher, but, on occasion, we can sound a bugle note of warning. The clang of the printing press is sending to us, daily, its startling dirge of the wreck upon the reefs of dishonesty and deceit, of some fair craft, laden with the hopes and confidences of the people. It is from among our ranks that these places must be supplied. - [Princetonian...