Word: seemly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Haven board of health, and Prof. William H. Brewer of the Sheffield Scientific School, for the benefit of the patrons and friends of the college. The committee reports that there is no specially unhealthful condition; that there is no reason for alarm, and that the students seem to be in their usual health...
...Stories seem in many cases to be written to fill up. In the Advocate we are led on to the sickening conclusion of a farce by the wonderfully novel way of awakening from a dream. (Trinity Tablet...
...idea of a decorative cover for a college paper originated with the Lampoon; and the laughing knight on his winged horse has long been a familiar object among the host of college exchanges. For many volumes this hardy pioneer was alone in this untried field, nor did it seem as if any other college would dare follow his lead. The papers continued to come out in their sober coats of black and white. A simple heading of large type, in most cases, followed by an unattractive and disorderly column of hatters' and clothiers' advertisements formed the sole ornament...
...room as with Massachusetts. We shivered a large part of the morning because one of the windows perched near the roof could not be closed by any means. Sever 37 is never noted as being a very warm place to sit but this morning it was terrible. It does seem as if the faculty might have some regard for our physical welfare when they are torturing our heads with a three hour examination. More care is needed and until such care is taken I think it no more than right that we should have a growl...
...greater interest to everyone in college than the result of the "semis." That this is unknown to many of the faculty is evident from the fact that the returns of the examinations in some courses are not made for a month or even six weeks. It certainly would seem that the books in those courses which number less than fifty men might all be corrected within two weeks after the examinations...