Word: profoundly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...forth by the Daily Advertiser, the alleged special mouthpiece of Harvard University, that some of the social features which have hitherto marked the observance of commencement day at the university were no longer to be tolerated within the college precincts, has made a commotion among the alumni scarcely less profound than that occasioned by the action of the overseers in refusing to confer an honorary degree on Governor Butler. The exact meaning of this semi-official utterance was not fully understood at first, but the plain English of it was taken to be that the flowing bowls of punch...
...have been enriched with the wealth of the kingdom. The beauty of its lawns, the splendor of its buildings, the extent of its libraries, the richness of its scientific apparatus, and the scenes which the presence of genius has made forever illustrious inspire every intelligent visitor with feelings of profound admiration. The University of Cambridge, with all its resources of material equipment and liberal discipline, is one of the great forces which are molding the national life and shaping the destinies of England. But the greatness of this university has been the slow growth of six and a half centuries...
...stand the liberalizing influence of Harvard and remain unshaken in his faith, Harvard is the best; but for him who allows this influence to destroy his belief, Harvard is the worst. Altogether Mr. Cook's ideas are, to say the least, readable, if not profound...
...more easily brought about at Harvard than they are here. In no place is the system of severely exclusive fraternities more completely in vogue than at the University of Michigan. They are not, as at Yale, mere class affairs, nor, as at Harvard, secret orders, but are institutions of profound importance to the individual in his college career and to the customs of the student community. The great question of the student's first year here is "what fraternity shall I join, or shall I join any?" The decision is usually reached in the first two months of college residence...
...made to some extent a special study of philosophy, nevertheless, proved most interesting to those who had not the advantage of a large acquaintance with the subject. The lecturer possessed the happy faculty of putting his thoughts in a popular form while he treated the subject in a profound manner. Such lectures as this cannot fail to increase the interest taken in the study of philosophy by the students at large...