Word: realing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...with very great regret that we hear of the resignation of the Dean. No officer of the university has gained more entirely the respect and esteem of the students. His official dealings with them have ever been marked with consideration and courtesy. He has ever displayed a real interest in their welfare that has not failed to make itself felt. Student nature is much less demonstrative in its likes than in its dislikes. While it never hesitates to give expression, through the indirect but effective means of satire, to its disapproval of men or measures, it is always rather backward...
WHEN I was a Freshman I was ambitious. But ambition I knew was a generous fault, one that belonged to noble natures. I wished to be an athlete. None of your tennis champions or great Lacrosse players (honored opponents of Kanucks and Indians), but a real, genuine, out-and-out athlete. I panted for the honors of the oar, the bat, the ball. I went into training. I am, therefore, now qualified by experience to talk of training. In the first place, I will mention some of its recommendations. It 's an interesting state, one that is warranted to fascinate...
...called) are capable. So called, I say. For in reality inanimate is an entire misnomer. A log, for example, is generally looked upon as about as lifeless as anything can be, - a very symbol, in fact, of inertia. And, indeed, a log upon land does not often exhibit its real disposition. But once get a log into the water and it will appear in its true character. At first you may not suppose that it has altered in any way, for it may lie perfectly motionless. That, however, is merely a designed veiling of a deadly purpose, - a trap...
George was a very fine fellow, but just the reverse of Jack. He was one of your real good, conscientious young men, rather diffident, and particularly sensitive over a habit of stuttering, which whenever he was at all embarrassed be came very noticeable...
...PIECE of property on Summer Street, Boston, assessed at $339,000, and considered by the real-estate brokers to be worth not more than $400,000, was recently purchased by President Eliot for the sum of $475.000. And yet the College is in "pressing need" of more money...