Word: think
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...them chose a literary subject: political economy, philosophy, and history were well represented, and one or two men expressed a liking for fine-arts, but literature had no friends. Undoubtedly, many will see in this fact a defect in the instruction given in college; but we think that the reason lies not so much in the kind of instruction as in the tendency of the thought of to-day, -a tendency with which the choice of subjects coincides. One year's choice, however, is insufficient data from which to draw sure conclusions, especially as two of the five parts delivered...
...hazard facing him again, it is only to insinuate that in a future case even he, powerful conjurer though he be, must needs exert himself to introduce more blue and less crimson into his already falsely drawn picture. It does seem a little odd, now that we think of it, that "the eleven-men game was a concession originally to Harvard, made two years ago," when we recollect that two years ago, in the autumn of '75, We played Yale with fifteen men. It again seems a little odd that "she [Harvard] gave us no proper notification, official or otherwise...
...hour of closing the Library a student has to stop in the middle of an article, and thus he is compelled to defer his work at least until the next day. While we can see the necessity of keeping periodicals in the Library during Library hours, we think that all magazines should be placed on the same footing as books of reference; and we earnestly hope that some change will be made whereby we may gain the full benefit of these periodicals...
...think the Advocate's suggestion to change the Ivy Oration to a Tree Oration should meet the approbation of the Class. When it was discovered that the ivy planted near the Library served only as a bait to the white ants, ruthless hands were ready to tear down the offending vine, and no one seemed to mind the sacrilege. It would be very foolish now to revive ivy planting, -a custom which has nothing whatever in its favor. The exercises at the Tree, however, need additional attractions, and if we can have a bright oration at that time, - and there...
Then there is the man who asks questions. Why does he do it? It is not for information surely, for he asks questions when he already knows their answers. I think it must be because he wants to give the instructor opportunities to enlighten the rest of us. I know the fellow knows a good deal, for, when we were reading the other day about Hannibal's blasting rocks with fire and vinegar, he asked why he did not use nitro-glycerine...