Word: self
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...included in the courses, little or nothing is done to have men learn to write French. There is yet some merit in using the "odious Ollen, dorf," for no one who has practised writing exercises fails to recognize the advantage gained in being able to express one's self in French. We are encouraged to try to talk, and "advised" (i. e. obliged,) to write our examinations in French. In this many men experience great difficulty, as they do not know how to express themselves, having paid almost entire attention to simple translation, which seems to be the chief...
...York self-styled critic speaks of that "stupid old farce, 'She Stoops to Conquer...
...dyspeptic contemporary satirically says that Mary Anderson, in Galatea, "during a considerable portion of her time on the stage, appears as a statue, and as a statue she is without a rival. . . . When the final moment comes. Miss Anderson mounts the pedestal with dignity and self-possession, much as she might if she were going to have a photograph taken...
President Bodine addressed the congregation of Christ Church and of St. Paul's Episcopal Church a day or two ago, on the pressing need of financial support for Kenyon College. He demonstrated by facts and figures that no college of any celebrity was self-sustaining. The list included Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth and many others that he named. He said that all of the institutions were practically under the control of some religious denomination-Harvard under the Unitarians, Yale the Congregationalists, Princeton under the Presbyterians, and so on to the end of the list. Colleges supported by state instead...
...alive to enable them to appreciate the value of friendly advice and cheering support. The result of this is to inspire in men a greater interest in their own welfare, they know that others are active in assisting their success; they acquire increased confidence in their capabilities, and a self-reliance and determination that are only too often lost in the many anxieties of college life...