Word: seriousness
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Could this abandonment of a practice which has been a serious blot upon the character of American Colleges be prolonged for two years more, we may fairly hope that in ceasing to be a "College Custom," the practice would lose its last hold upon young men who are justly proud of the good name of Harvard Students as gentlemen...
...send this circular to the parents of both Sophomores and Freshmen, and I urge upon them promptly to throw the whole weight of their influence and authority in favor of the continued abandonment of a custom which has been a reproach to the College and its students, a serious obstacle to the work of both, and which, if not now revived, we may hope has lost its vitality forever...
Perhaps the greatest inconvenience to the visitor was the trouble of conveyance to and from the lake; but even this was not serious after the first day, when teams of all descriptions, from the stately landau to the sluggish lumber-cart, were impressed into the service, drawn by the report of rich plunder, from the country within a radius of fifty miles. The price for transportation to the lake immediately dropped from five dollars to fifty cents. We learn on good authority that, should Saratoga be fixed upon for the next regatta, a long-contemplated plan for quick and cheap...
...leader evinces sound sense. Goethe's "Margaret" is, of course, commonplace in everything but the borrowed passages. "Richard Wagner and the Music Drama" is instructive, well written, and somewhat original. "On Brand's Piazza" attempts too much scenic effect for the powers of so young an author. No serious objections can be made to the poetry of the number. Nothing is absolutely poor, and there is much to commend...
...restored to him. Then, returning to his customary avocations, he never, to the day of his death, stepped beyond the limits of the city. The privilege we are next year to enjoy is but a trivial one, - no great advantage at best, - and liable to be abused to our serious hurt; while we think few students will not sooner or later agree with us that the prospective and consequent increase in the number of examinations will be more of a nuisance than the compulsory attendance upon recitations, and afford them little reason for self-felicitation...