Word: set
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...have superiors in intellect or in character, avoid them; for they may inspire you with ambition, which is the most restless and - to one who holds my philosophy - the most uncomfortable and thankless of all passions. On the same principle, be much with your inferiors; then shall you set a guard about your contentment, and live unruffled in your own mind. Let your movements be slow and well considered. The connection of mind and body is a subtle one, and a quiet body will do much to make the mind quiet also. If a case of distress presents itself, relieve...
...half of the Senior Class has received blank books, in which autobiographies of its members are to be written in the form of answers to a set of printed questions sent out by the Class Secretary. The books will then be handed over to the other half of the Class, to receive their quota. Such, in theory, is the formation of the Class Book; in practice, however, it is to be feared that many of the lives will be carelessly written, many of the questions answered slightingly, or not at all. This was the case in previous years; one gentleman...
...questions are strictly personal in their nature, but inquire about facts known already to many persons, and that it would be simply pride or priggishness to attempt to conceal. Let us hope, then, that the Class of '75 will not fail of its duty in this regard, and may set an example to be followed by future undergraduates...
...Club, it still remains a hard fact worthy of the attention of the members, that nothing good can be accomplished without their hearty co-operation, both by regular attendance, and conscientious performance of duties assigned to them. There are now over thirty members, and as the limit is set at forty, all desirous of joining should instantly apply...
Miss Susan B. A. Smith, stroke of the Vassar crew, fainted dead away; the Wesleyan crew ceased rowing, and initiated an impromptu prayer-meeting; while Ephraim G. Stubbs, livid with fright, set his crew a tremendous stroke, in order to put a safe distance between his woolly head and the tomahawk of the red-skin...