Word: quietness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...drawn out and frequently repeated, his pleas and threats, all alike have fallen on ears disinclined to hearken. Occasional suspensions have fallen short of the object aimed at, and even stronger discipline has held few terrors for youths bent on a good time. The students have looked upon the quiet village people as victims foreordained to suffer the whims, and freaks, and deviltries of college men. When the villagers presumed to protest and grumble, punishment fell upon them. The midnight rowdyism of the collegians was suffered in silence, howsoever many terrors attached, but the outrageous proceedings of the last night...
...portion of humanity, even by those who once participated in them. Taken individually and in broad daylight, a stripling who attends college seems harmless enough. Look at this slight young man in his room, bending lazily or earnestly over his books as the case may be. He appears commonplace, quiet and orderly. But few would suspect the latent wealth of stone-throwing, howling and sign-disturbing possibilities that lies hidden away in his slight form. What causes these demonstrations? That is a question which has baffled the strongest light of modern research, and the problem is still wrapped in mystery...
...freshmen's rooms. Finding the door barricaded, they cut it down with an axe. The two frightened freshmen were allowed to dress and were then hustled into a carriage and driven rapidly away. They were told they would be killed if they made any outcry, but if they kept quiet no harm would come to them. The party were driven to the village of Homer, where they were placed on the cars for Syracuse, accompanied by two sophomores, L. B. Ingalls and H. P. Deforrest. On arriving at Syracuse, the four students were arrested and confined in the police station...
...green necktie. Many wore nigs of the Bunthorne style, and each had two or more large sunflowers. They created much amusement when they marched up the aisle in their limp and languid manner. We are happy to be able to state that during the whole performance they were very quiet and orderly - much more so, in fact, than many other portions of the audience. Mr. Wilde addressed them when he first came on the stage, in a very pleasant and familiar manner. He said, glancing down at the fantastic semi-circle, in front...
...NEWS WAS RECEIVED.When the news reached Mrs. Garfield she was quiet and composed. When the result was read at the Opera House and Academy of Music in Cleveland the audience rose and cheered. In New York the verdict was the universal topic of conversation, and people congratulated each other wherever the news was heard. In Washington the result was universally approved and the jury highly commended. In fact, the news spread over the country like wild-fire, and was received on all sides with satisfaction...