Word: suggestive
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1870-1879
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Judging from last fall's regatta, we would suggest the advisability of appointing as judges men sufficiently conversant with their duties to remember the original positions awarded to crews, and abide thereby...
...been drawn to the various comments, side notes, and cabalistic marks which spoil the appearance of many an interesting work; it surely ought to be borne in mind that one's private opinions cannot be of interest to the general reader. The present is also a proper time to suggest that books belonging to the Institute of 1770 should be returned immediately, in order that they may be arranged in the new room. It is very pleasant to accumulate a private library, but the books given to the Institute are not public property...
...destructive mood, try the various readings for "Cayuga" which a glance at the map of Maine will suggest. Seriously, we like the poem exceedingly, and though the author shows inexcusable carelessness in places, - as in rhyming "maid" with "made," and "thee" with "thee," such blemishes are as nothing compared with the sentimental puling and precocious goodiness which we have learned, alas! to expect in many of our exchanges...
...treat, though the city is only about two hundred from the college proposing it. But is it central enough? There are colleges as large as some of our Western institutions in Turkey and the Sandwich Islands, and where there is a college there must be a paper. We suggest Calcutta, or, if the weather is too warm, St. Petersburg, and only await our editorial free pass to go there next summer...
...take up these points in order. The constitution provides that the Steward shall be an undergraduate. We suggest that a professional steward, giving his whole time to the business, would serve the interests of the Club much better than it is possible for any undergraduate, however able and zealous, to do. At Williams College the poor students obtain excellent fare at $2.50 per week, while here the fare is poor and insufficient at $4 per week. It may be said that prices are much lower one hundred and fifty miles back in the country than near a large city. This...