Word: realing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...thought in Mr. Sanford's poem, "On Reading the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam," is very beautiful, but the expression is so involved and the versification is so peculiar, that it is difficult to get at the real meaning without several readings. Mr. Bates has a short poem, "Behind the Barriers," of a quiet descriptive style, but not especially noteworthy. The editorial is on "Student Officers," and as usual is worthy careful reading. The number closes with the usual book notices...
...theory of epilepsy also breaks down. There were many Christians and Jews in Mecca, and their sacred books were the source of his teachings. He invented or elaborated nothing, but he gained a hold on the people which mere doctrine never attains. The future life was the only real present for him and his promisef of future paradise in addition to present prosperity, secured for him many followers, Mohammed was a practical reformer and did not press the people too far. He took the chief of the tribal deities and elevated them to the position of omnipotent God. His Allah...
...must be sent before July 1, 1889, either to Professor Harrington, Astronomical Observatory, Ann Arbor, Mich, or to A. L. Rotch, Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory, Readville, Mass. They must be signed by an assumed name, and must be sent with a sealed letter enclosing the assumed name and the real name and address. Three competent judges have been selected to award the prizes. All essays sent are to be considered the property of the paper and may be published...
...Jarvis in the afternoon to give the 'varsity team practice. Men seem to have been discouraged from playing because they have not gone to training table with the first or second eleven and because their chance for getting on either of teams seems small. If this is the real cause of the falling off in the number of players who used to appear every day, or whatever the cause may be, every one ought to remember that these days are the critical ones with our eleven, and that its success in the coming contests depends almost entirely on the practice...
...Nineteenth Century Romance" is an entertaining story, told with a real Thackerayian humor. Under "Topics of the Day," preparatory schools are discussed. Though the position of the writer is "thoughtfully taken" and in the main fair, the criticisms upon private and high schools are rather severe. There are undoubtedly many inefficient high and private schools, but such sweeping condemnation is hardly just. The article is clearly and forcibly written. The last article is "King Cobbler," a character sketch." The idea is original though scarcely realistic. The story is told picturesquely and with a touch of pathos which is very effective...