Word: space
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...volumes in the American Commonwealth series, is a work by one of our most energetic and capable instructors, Dr. Royce, which has never received due notice in our columns. We refer to his book entitled "California," a careful account of the author's mother state, which gives in short space a very clear and adequate idea of the history of California during the most interesting period of its growth, the years from 1846 to 1856. Dr. Royce first gives an outline of the earlier history of the state, and then tells of the American as its conqueror...
...Princeton Base-Ball Association has decided to erect a new stand on their grounds. The stand is to fill in the space between the club-house and the back-stop, and will be as large as the old stand...
...Lack of space in these columns has prevented our mentioning before to-day the current number of the Lampoon. The present Lampoon editors have so evidently abandoned the sort of humor, both in illustration and reading matter, that used to appear in their columns, that we find ourselves wondering if the change is for the better, if the editors have shown good taste in departing from the peculiar college humor of former volumes and resorting to humor that is not at all collegiate and is certainly less dignified. Such things as "Spageltim's Revenge," "A Malayan Tragedy," "Bad Ballads...
Editorials are omitted. Perhaps the Monthly thought its space could be devoted more profitably to something else. Still it is not probable that the omission is permanent, nor after all is it desirable that it shall be. The Book Notices are of greater value than usual. Mr. Wheeler, of the German Department, reviews Sherer's "History of German Literature," Mrs. F. C. Conybeare's translation. The other reviews are of Richard Grant White's "Studies in Shakespeare." Helen Jackson's "Zeph," and Warner's "Back Log Studies," by Messrs. Fullerton, Carpenter, and Leahy respectively...
...long as the lectures on the various professions are to be given in a hall wholly inadequate for the purpose, let us at least utilize all the space that is granted to us. There were a number of vacant seats last time, - vacant, not for want of occupants, but because men persistently refused to "move up." These seats were not situated near the aisles and consequently remained unoccupied. Thus through the inconsiderate selfishness of a few, many men were kept standing all the evening, when they might have had seats...