Word: superiority
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...wants to find a girl untarnished by the chromo civilization of the 19th century. She must know nothing of germans, lawn tennis, or the opera; her mind must be as fresh - as fresh - as - as a freshly cleaned blackboard on which I shall stamp the imprint of my superior intellect. She must be a country girl, in fact. I will come and board for the summer months at her father's house; daily I will accompany her to the old oaken bucket, and fill and carry her pail to the house; during the day we will roam hand in hand...
...elective system, though far superior to the prescribed, has also its drawbacks. Perhaps the most frequent and greatest difficulty, even to the earnest student, is in deciding what to elect, and in learning who is to conduct the course; whether the professor named in the elective pamphlet, or some unknown alternate. At the end of his Freshman year, especially, is the student placed in a critical and doubtful position. Mistakes in electives are inevitably made, and the Junior regrets that he frittered away his Sophomore year on La Fontaine, when he might have taken a solid course in English, science...
...WHAT is the uniform condition of the superior planets?" Mr. O. They are always full. - Nassau...
...quality, but in quantity; they cover too narrow a field. English 1 and 2 are among the most valuable courses in the curriculum, - they are conducted by an instructor of no ordinary renown, to whom it is an inestimable privilege to listen; the courses in Early English are far superior to anything offered in any other college in America; English 5 and 7 are invaluable to those who desire a thorough literary education; but what a little place do seven courses in English, representing fifteen hours of instruction a week, fill in the whole great elective system...
...maranatha, and he refused to go to athletic meetings, because he had heard that the horrid sin of betting was prevalent at them. He frequently lectured his classmates on their immorality, and even wrote of their wickedness to the Herald. But, instead of being looked up to as "a superior young man," he was shunned by his fellows, and even the Cambridge ladies could not stand him. They said he was a horrid, conceited little snob...