Word: short
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...could hardly feel it anything other than a pleasure to lecture here at the invitation of our faculty, and certainly their words would be both welcome and profitable to the students. The step from college to active life, though great in its consequences, is after all but short; and any legitimate preparation for what is there in store for us cannot be useless. It is earnestly to be hoped that our faculty will heed this call on the part of the college men, and respond by arranging for them a series of lectures calculated at the same time to stimulate...
...foot-ball team took a short walk yesterday afternoon instead of practicing in the field...
...rumored that plastering will begin in Hastings in a very short time...
...received much applause. The last paper of Tuesday's session was one by Prof. Gibbs of Yale, and Mr. H. E. Hare; the subject was "A Systematic Study of the Action of Definitely Related Chemical Compounds upon Animals." Mr. Gibbs read this. After the reading of this paper a short discussion was held upon the subject by members of the Academy...
...year opened auspiciously for the Conference Franchise last Tuesday evening, when almost forty men assembled in the society's new rooms to greet, and listen to, the new members. The initiation consisted of reading or speaking some short piece, and the selections were very creditable both to the members and to the society Owing to the large number of new members only the following were called upon at that meeting: J. P. Morgan, Jr., W. S. Ellis, J. C. B. Burbank, W. F. Richards, C. Warren, W. D. Clark, G. E. Turnure, H. B. Hastings, C. Livingston, M. E. Gill...