Word: reader
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...MONDAY.Semitic Seminary. Reader: Professor Lyon. Subject: Materials for the construction of Assyrian history, with references to recent books. 7 Lowell street...
ABOUT THE CAGE.EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON: Although I see your columns flooded with communications of complaint and advice, yet I think that the reader will agree, upon careful thought, that the scheme I venture to propose, is one worthy of mention. I refer to the base-ball cage in the gymnasium. As matters now stand, the men training for the batteries cannot practice while the candidates for the other positions are working. Thus as the cage is now in great demand by the 'Varsity and Freshman teams, the hours of the fielders must be shortened, in order that the others...
...Bruce's is not. It is almost too strong throughout. It glows with Oriental savagery and splendor; but although the story is a very powerful, - well, tremendously powerful - one, it is rather too highly spiced for the average reader. The writer of "Alexis" has recently been censured for his penchant for slaughter; but it is to Mr. Bruce's lust for gore and rapine as the gentle zephyr is to the hurricane...
...while here gave several public readings, and on every occasion proved himself possessed of rare elocutionary and dramatic power. His reading of the Midsummer Night's Dream with orchestral accompaniament will be long remembered by all who had the good fortune to hear him. As a humorous and dialect reader Mr. Hayes stands almost unrivalled. Everywhere he has received the highest praise and has met with the most flattering success. Mr. Hayes will read at Library Hall on the evening of Feb. 4th. The reading will be a miscellaneous one, including dramatic, narrative, and humorous selections, As a former "Cornellian...
...nonsense in them, one can scarcely tell whether to go on reading or toss the paper away in disgust. In the last number the disgust won the battle. In this number the temptation is the same, but the piece is written in an easy style which has held the reader till...