Word: subjected
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Fridays. The programme speaks for itself, embodying as it does the great works of Rome, Italy, Greece, and, last of all, France. The readings are one hour long, and consist of translations, with what few introductory and explicative remarks may be necessary for a full understanding of the subject, and offer one the best possible opportunity to renew his acquaintance with some authors, perhaps neglected of late, or to make fresh acquaintances in new fields. It would probably be difficult to select men better qualified to explain their separate subjects than those mentioned above, and one has only...
...looked disgusted. "Had we not better change the subject...
...subject of a letter-box in the Yard has often been discussed. Such a box placed in front of University would be a great convenience, especially on cold winter mornings when a tramp to the post-office is peculiarly disagreeable. Will not the College authorities, who so carefully look after the convenience of the students, give us another proof of their desire to accommodate...
Take, again, the reportorial department. The familiarity with many subjects and the ability to take up any subject, both of which things a college education teaches, are of the greatest value. Then, too, a college graduate generally has an idea of "what to leave in the ink-bottle," - a point which is coming to be better appreciated...
...might be expected, the several articles published in your paper last year on the subject of ventilation produced no effect. It is admitted, I believe, by nearly all architects, that they are unable to lay down rules in regard to the ventilation and acoustical properties of buildings. They say that in the present state of the building art these things are a mere matter of chance. This being the case, we cannot find fault with the constructors of our recitation-rooms, particularly as they were most of them built long before ventilation was ever heard of. What I do want...