Word: reads
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...been said on Harvard's part to completely explain the difficulty. But after Harvard's part has been officially explained, and that, too, to the complete satisfaction of any reasonable man who is not prejudiced by college feeling, it was in very bad taste for any one who carefully read the report of the meeting of the boat club to transmit such a document to Columbia...
...another critic remarks, the book is a man's book and therefore will be read by every woman and child who can get hold...
...part of this book is not the description of life at college. The scenes preceding the hero's admission to college are admirably drawn and the account of the Alpine trip is entertaining. The most prominent character is Norton Randolph, a good-natured misanthrope, a cynic of cynics, well read in all the literature of the past and present, and well guarded against all excitement or emotion. We won't say that we have met exactly such a person at college, but we have met a few very like him. The explanation given of the cause of his peculiar character...
...Webster celebration at Marshfield yesterday an eloquent address was delivered by Hon. Stephen M. Allen, president of the Webster Historical Society, and a poem was read by Prof. W. C. Wilkinson of Tarrytown. At the dinner speeches were made by Governor Long, President Arthur, Senator Dawes, Governor Bell, Judge Russell, President Bartlett of Dartmouth College, and Hon. Geo. B. Loring...
...German one meets with in these books is a style of German by itself and difficult or impossible to acquire in any of the ordinary courses in German. Could not some course of this sort be established for the benefit of those who elect classical courses and have to read German notes...