Word: start
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...gratitude and the esteem of their more unfortunate brother laborers, whose energies are wasted either in the practice of their profession, or in teaching to numskulls the elements of a noble science. A very eminent physician once said to a wealthy young man who was undecided whether to start a chemical factory or to follow up chemistry in a purely theoretical way, - "For Heaven's sake devote yourself to pure science; we need men like you, whose brains need not be split up in seeking for their daily bread...
...does not seem probable that our English fellow students, with no more knowledge at the start, can acquire more learning, in a shorter time and with no harder work than we. Besides the possibility that their arts students have acquired in that time, some professional learning (for which we have to go to our Medical, Law, or Divinity schools) does not raise the standard of their arts degree in comparison with ours...
...pardoned for interference in a matter which, strictly speaking, is none of our business, we would suggest that a proctor be delegated to sit up nights with the bell, and see that it does not throw of its bed clothes. Nay, further, we would be pleased to start a subscription paper for providing the ancient annunciator on Harvard Hall with hot "Toms and Jerrys," and other comforting liquids, during the continuance of the present cold snap. We trust that the college will chime in with our sentiments, since we are trying to ring in no scheme of personal advantage...
...Brown freshmen have voted $100, to start their nine for the coming season. They are also enthusiastic over boating and have a promising crew...
...notice in another column shows that an effort is being made to start a series of Physical Seminars. Although this is a hard time of year to start anything, on account of the nearness of the examinations, yet the plan is a good one. In other departments, such as the Mathematical, seminars have proved effective in rousing interest in the work. And a meeting of those interested in Physics will do much to call attention to this branch of college work. At present, among the students at large, the study of Physics is neglected. Few take courses in the subject...