Word: splendid
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Virginia paper says that William and Mary College at Williamsburg has entirely gone down. Last year there was only one student, this year none. The president has a splendid residence just out of town, and the buildings are quiet and lonely looking and seem to hide within their walls much of wisdom, but this is all that is left of the once proud seat of learning...
...well-clad and suave Harvard student now dines in a splendid cathedral room sixty feet broad by one hundred and forty-nine feet long and measuring eighty feet to the roof. The students' wants are attended to by colored waiters, who can always be bribed by a little douceur. The sunlight falls through 'storied windows richly dight,' and stains with Iris the snowy linen of fifty tables. On six courses dines the aesthetic Harvard man; and he often feels disposed to grumble at destiny if his pocket-book will not permit him to indulge in such extras as fresh salmon...
...Perhaps, indeed, a hint is taken from this Homeric legend, and the compositor employs his nights in distributing the type that his days are occupied in setting up. However, repeated delays bring lots of free advertising, and make the final enjoyment all the sweeter, in addition to furnishing a splendid school of patience to innumerable amateur Jobs...
...play two more quarters. Play was resumed in five minutes, but before the two innings were finished time was called by the referee on account of darkness. The teams were quite evenly matched, the advantage, if there was any, being slightly in favor of the crimson. Austin did splendid work for Harvard, while Ayers, Adams and Woodbury deserve especial mention for their steady and effective rushing. For Yale, Harding worked very well, while Peters and Goodlet did effective rushing. The teams were made up as follows : Harvard. - Rushers, Adams, Hartley, Vogel, Haughton, Ayers, Phillips, Woodbury (captain) ; quarter-back, Clark; half...
...such a meagre amount of time devoted to each of the many problems of that subject, it is impossible for us to have a satisfactory explanation of all of them, or to become acquainted thoroughly with the details of those that we comprehend perfectly. The Finance Club has a splendid field of usefulness before it. It ought to fill out the work of its department by having frequent and active discussions on different questions in political economy. It is impossible for each man by himself to work up fully the questions that arise from time to time, and the combined...