Word: rightly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...complete indication of the conduct of Gen. Fitz John Porter. When Pope advanced westward in pursuit of what he thought was the retreating enemy, he suddenly found himself confronted by Jackson's force. Pope was utterly ignorant of the fact that Longstreet had united with Jackson and now the right wing of the Confederate army. Pope's order to Porter to advance and attack the flank of the enemy, "who are now in the woods before us," was given in utter ignorance of Longstreet's position. To obey Pope's order, Porter would have been obliged, with his ten thousand...
...Boston the passenger by the train alights at a shabby little station called Norwich. He is in the State of Vermont. There is, so far, nothing to indicate his proximity to an important seat of learning. The picturesque and forest-clad banks of the Connecticut River are on his right; over a rickety covered bridge he crosses the stream, and then he is in New Hamshire. Less than half a mile farther up a hilly road is Hanover; a store or two, a few conventional wooden dwelling houses and a substantial brick in comprise the village. Then come the college...
...presumed to challenge them so boastfully. It was funny-funny enough to convulse more sober people even than the college crews are composed of. But now that the laugh is over, is it not about time for Harvard, Yale and Columbia to beat Pennsylvania and so establish their right to laugh? It might turn out to be the old story of the jovial Pat who was glad he had his laugh before he got over the fence to try the funny experiment of running the bull's nose into the ground. [Brunonian...
Recitations begin today, and the absurdity of having them begin right after the semi-annual examinations will be fully proved by the attendance...
...same old songs with but few additions are sung year after year, and although now and then complaints are heard, nothing of importance has yet been done. Our own glee club started a laudable practice in its last concert in particular by rendering several new songs, and it is right here that we find the root of the whole question. It certainly must be through the medium of the glee clubs that any change can be made, and it seems to us as if the clubs have it in their power to make this change from old to new songs...