Word: restful
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...good idea of the subject. If this were placed upon the reserved shelves it would prove useful to a large number of men, but under the present arrangement the chances are that it will be taken out and kept out by some lucky man to the misfortune of the rest until the time of its usefulness has passed. Besides this advantage, the instructor is usually able to select the books which treat the subject in the most satisfactory manner, thus saving the students the trouble and time which would be expended in reading through works which do not grasp...
...been definitely settled that the remaining lectures of the Historical Society course are to be delivered in Sanders Theatre, we should like to suggest the use of the stereopticon for producing maps of the desired size. If it is possible to obtain or construct a proper screen the rest of the undertaking ought to be easy. The desired maps can be easily photographed. The negatives thus formed make the lantern slides. A lantern, or more than one, is in the possession of the college, and there are men here who know how to use it. To use this would...
...five mustard plasters." If this is the case we should strongly advise that winner never to race again. A two-mile race is considered a hard race, but anyone ought to be able to ride two or even three heats in a afternoon with half an hour's rest between. As to the strength necessary we wonder at Mr. Reed's statements, for among bicycle riders it is usually the custom to ride two races in an afternoon's sport...
...proved, successful plan was devised. To harass and occupy the attention of the enemy a cavalry raid to the east and rear of the city was carried out successfully by Colonel Ryerson, while Sherman and his corps watched the works just above Vicksburg. Grant moved the rest of his army to the west side of the river and making a wide circuit came out on the river again several miles below. The fleet ran by the city in the night time and joined the army. Grand Gulf now stood directly in Grant's path across the river. By a flank...
...hair in position. The sophomores were then to make a united effort to deprive the freshwoman of her back hair, and the other freshwomen were to defend her, and upon the issue of the struggle was to depend the right of the freshwomen to wear back hair during the rest of the term...