Word: sociality
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Williams Athenaeum, the Cornell Era and the Acta Columbiana favor the establishment of an Eastern Inter-collegiate Press Association, "not merely for an interchange of views upon matters connected with college journalism, but general literary and social discussion and the promotion of an entente cordiale between the leaders of American university opinion...
Prof. William G. Sumner, of Yale, has adopted the system of half-hour recitations after each of his regular Monday and Thursday lectures. Spencer's "Social Statistics" is the first book taken up, with twenty-five pages to a lesson...
...debates of the society increased during the past year. The subjects for debate chosen during the last half year, 'Woman Suffrage,' 'Prohibition,' 'Free Trade,' 'Chinese Immigration' and 'Webster's 7th of March Speech,' show the marked preference of the union for great political questions rather than for great social, moral or religious ones." The primary object of this society is to give its members experience in the art of debate by the discussion of questions of public interest. The advantages of being connected with such a society as this are well understood by every one. Any student of the university...
...rule it is the sociable hour and the time for tea parties. Trays with materials for tea, coffee, or cocoa are sent round to the rooms; and as every one has a kettle of her own, tea can be made at any time, and this is generally a social meal, which two or three friends partake of together, enjoying the luxury of leisure after work. Once a week a practice is held by members of the choral society, who usually give a concert at the end of the term, to which friends are invited. There is also a debating society...
...advent of any literary work of an undergraduate is always a waited with interest and pleasure by both the college and social world. This was especially recognized when the work of Mr. Hudgens, of the class of '84, was presented to the public, and is but natural when the familiar character of the composition and the position of the author are viewed. The writer informs us in the modest preface that the poems contained in the volume were written, with the exception of two of the shorter ones, before coming to college, and this statement must dull, it would seem...