Word: thingness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Banjo Club was greeted with lively applause, and the expectations of the audience were realized. A recall proved that a classical audience is quick to recognize a classical thing...
...wish the same thing could be said of the first three college songs given by the Glee Club, but the truth is they were careless and weak. The vigor and care displayed in the fourth song were in marked contrast to those that went before, and in part made up for what they lacked...
...Largo of Handel which ended the programme was an exquisite thing given in a masterly way. It almost doubled the enjoyment of the evening which is saying much...
...college should expect to find another man like Nichols or Smith. Four of last year's regular nine are now in college, and have signified their intention of playing this year, namely, Willard, Henshaw, Wiestling and Foster, and likewise the two substitutes, Holden and Choate. There is one thing, however, by which Harvard's opposing teams are greatly benefited, and that is that they are allowed to play with professional nine. Yale and Princeton have already arranged some half a dozen games apiece with professional teams during the month of April. In spite of these odds, it was only...
...following account of a German students' duel, a thing which is of frequent occurrence on the other side may interest those of our readers who are taking fencing lessons, though we trust it will not stir up any blood-thirsty desires in their American breasts...