Word: standing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...these gardens and look at these time-warn and ivy-covered walls and towers, I seem to be nearer, by a little, at least, to the men who have gone out from these classic shades. Here I am shown the cell where Thomas Cranmer was confined, and there I stand on the very spot where Latimer and Ridley were burned. I enter the noble quadrangle of Christ Church, and remember that it was founded by Cardinal Wolsey, and that John Locke, Ben Johnson, Sir Philip Sydney, William Penn, the Duke of Wellington and William E. Gladstone have been among...
...order that the high stand of college libraries in the country may be seen, their rank is given with relation to the whole number of libraries in the United States. For sake of reference the twelve largest libraries are added, and among them are found the libraries of both Harvard (third) and Yale (eighth...
...stop all reading in the Library on these winter afternoons, before twilight sets in; but the reason is not so obvious why the drawing of books should be also stopped. As regards the reserved books, this early closing of the Library is a decidedly bad thing. As matters stand, men who have laboratory courses or double-hour recitations from two to four, can not draw reserved books at all. Those, too, who have consecutive recitations at the Museum or Jefferson, can not get books, unless they make themselves late at their second recitation. If they go to the Library they...
...socalled "seven arts" of the mediaeval universities; and at Oxford and Cambridge it has been continued uninterruptedly to this day, among the regular courses of instruction. There the degrees of Bachelor of Music and Doctor of Music, based on theoretical work and actual competition required from candidates, stand on an equal footing with the degrees in Arts...
...meeting on Tuesday evening meets with our heartiest approval. The sooner a committee sets to work to effect the desired changes in the rules the better Moreover, we hope that when the meeting is held, and men are nominated for positions on the amendment committee they will consent to stand as candidates and not jump up with that surprising alacrity which characterizes some men when their names are mentioned for office, to beg leave to decline the nomination. If all men who are nominated stand, there will be an opportunity to elect the best men. Let there be a full...