Word: things
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...best works. It not only gives evidence of the scholarship to be expected of a Harvard professor, but of originality of invention and rarefelicity in modulation and instrumentation, especially in the second movement, which with its broad flowing melody and really exquisite orchestral coloring, is a thing that any contemporary European composer might be proud...
...plank walk is a great thing at Harvard, and so when we heard of the brand new walk in front of the Jefferson Laboratory, we went in a body to investigate, to see the new white boards and to ascertain if the walk afforded as good a see-saw as its brothers in the yard proper. Our investigation resulted in so much satisfaction and pleasure that we have deemed the matter worthy of editorial comment. It is our purpose here only to appear grateful for our small blessings; but perhaps also it will not be out of place to wish...
...Pear in his piano solos showed considerable technical skill; but in the first, a nocturne by Chopin, he did not quite reach all the sentiment of the thing; his rendering of the Mazurka however was much more satisfactory. The success of the meeting however from an artistic of view was the movement from the Judassohn trio, played by Messrs. Hillerbrand, Loeb and Palmer: it was exceedingly well done, and evinced not only a high degree of technical skill and careful finish, but a fine artistic feeling that was satisfactory...
...dormitory system will probably soon be a thing of the past at the University of Wisconsin. Out of three hundred and fifty students, all but fifty room at private houses...
...sentiments for our students, not to "arrogate to ourselves" the task of their guidance. But we are charged with discourtesy to a correspondent. We wish to say now that nothing could be further from the spirit in which this paper is conducted, than any such editorial action. One thing must, however, be remembered; we reserve the right to make such comments as we deem proper on any article which is admitted to our columns...