Word: studiousness
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There are certain noises which are inherent to the Library, I suppose, and which we will bear with, such as the musical notes of the steam pipes, the ceaseless tread of studious feet, or even the frequent invasions of murmuring visitors. But why not take radical steps, by means of new Library legislation, to suppress the alarming spread of the Forum to the precincts of the reading room? A. REEDER...
...drama, or music, or attempting to create literature may be his humanizing hobbies. And the football player may be a grind as well as the scholar,--if he cannot see beyond the gridiron. But what shall be said of the remaining class, those who are neither "active" nor studious,--and that from their own choice or inertia...
...second degree, for which he must have these qualifications: "Every Scholar that giveth up in writing a Synopsis or summa of Logicke, Naturall & Morall Philosophy, Arithmeticke, Geometry; & Astronomy, & is ready to defend his these or positions, withall skilled in ye originals as aforesaid & still continues honest and studious, at any publike act after trial hee shall bee capable of ye 2'd. degree of Master of Arts." Moreover, he had to have receipts for all his College bills, and especially a "Certificate from the Steward"; nor could he hope for his degree without depositing in advance 20 shillings...
...first place I think that those who were present at the seminar will bear me up in the statement that the so called hisses were in fact a prolonged "Sh" intended by the more studious-minded to serve as an admonition to the boisterous to be quiet and let study those who wished. Very often in a lecture when such an interruption occurs the same "Sh" will appear. It refers, not to the subject of the applause, but to the noise itself...
...Room 17. "George Washington, Jr.," Room 19. "The Epicureans," Room 18. "The Hermit," Room 20. South Entry--"The Wasups", Rooms 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33. "Tye Plyce," Rooms 34-40. "Glutous Maximus," Rooms 43, 44. "The Tragedians," Rooms 22, 26. "Four of a Kind," Rooms 24, 25. "Three Studious Students," Rooms 34, 42. "Klismos," Room 41. "The Rameses Fiat Haig," Rooms 45-51. "The Steve Brodies," Rooms 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58. "The Bosca Reds," Rooms 59, 60, 61, 62, 65. "Gideon Cooke," Rooms 63, 64, 66. "The Frequent Flamingoes," Rooms...