Word: reading
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...addition to the faults of his model, the author of "Hammersmith" has a few of his own. To begin with, his book is much too long; it would take Macaulay to read it through without skipping. Secondly, Hammersmith is unnaturally successful; the author has seen the necessity of giving him a few defects, but even these are such as would be likely to endear him to the reader. He is represented as being lazy about his studies, but the author has nevertheless elected him into the Phi Beta; in short, he is a favored child of nature, or rather...
...have strong doubts whether he does so by permission of the Faculty; as even the respectable Advocate's request to be allowed its use was refused. But Mr. King is not the only offender, for an enterprising restaurateur in town has sent invitations to all the undergraduates, which read somewhat in this fashion : "Christo et Ecclesiae. Serve Mr. -, and give him a discount of fifteen per cent...
Cornell. - The Freshman eight are now rowing seventeen miles daily, and are being carefully coached. J. E. Read left the crew last week, but his place has been filled...
...more substantial part of the supper was disposed of, called on Mr. Quincy, who had been appointed orator of the evening. He delivered his oration, which was a witty one, with a clear voice and good manner, and was several times loudly applauded. Mr. Pellew, the poet, then read his poem, which was very good. Mr. Hooper, the toastmaster, was next asked for a toast, and proposed "The Institute of 1770, which we all like, and Freshmen cry for," to which Mr. Griswold replied...
...expurgated editions here, and read the lesson entire, outside the class; for, in the words of Macaulay, "a man who, exposed to all the influences of such a state of society as that in which we live, is yet afraid of exposing himself to the influence of a few Greek and Latin verses, acts like the felon who begged to have an umbrella held over his head from Newgate to the gallows, because it was a drizzly morning, and he was apt to take cold." I don't suppose that any instructor is so absurd as to think that...