Word: stepping
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...studies, as well as by the ever-increasing array of native artists. Whether these beginnings will receive sufficient support and encouragement to result in anything like an original school of art remains yet to be seen; but there are many hopeful indications. Boston has certainly taken a step in advance in the undertaking of an art museum, which, besides being architecturally beautiful itself, is intended to present to the public faithful reproductions of all the classics of painting and statuary, as well as to exhibit the best works of our own artists. It is to be hoped that this project...
...recollecting a very quiet, unobtrusive fellow, who, while at Cambridge, spends his nights in grinding, and during the day varies the monotony of attending recitations by the same delectable employment. If this be the talk of quiet undergraduates, it is reasonable to suppose that the more demonstrative take a step farther, which brings them at once to the point reached long ago by the author of "Fair Harvard." What wonder that, beyond the vicinity of Boston, a college room is never thought of without the accessories of a cloud of tobacco-smoke, the remains of a dozen of champagne...
...third reform we call to mind is not so much a reform as an abolishment; but all appreciate it, and only wonder that a similar step was not taken half a century or so ago. We allude, of course, to the annulment of the law prohibiting smoking in the yard...
...when we call this a throwing of pearls before swine. We regard such a course, as the elder Mr. Weller did the sending of flannel "veskits" to the young niggers who would have no possible use for them. But this extravagant waste of unappreciated cuts will be the only step taken, if any, in this particular...
This is an initiatory step in the right direction, and a similar frankness in all boating transactions would do much toward rooting out those dishonest trickeries which are beginning to make their appearance...