Word: timing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...have been asked to notice one or two cases of disorder which have recently occurred in Memorial Hall. A short time ago a gentleman took a seat in the gallery without taking off his hat. Although it was clearly an oversight, a number of students began at once to applaud, and the applause was continued until the hat was removed. Now, there cannot be the slightest doubt that it was not the gentleman in the gallery who was guilty of rudeness, but rather the students who thoughtlessly committed not only a breach of discipline but also a breach of good...
...year examination in Mathematics D was made up of amusing and at the same time practical questions...
...those interested, as graduates, or at any time members of Phillips Exeter Academy, will please meet in my room, 9 Linden street, the Tuesday night after the mid-years close, Feb. 12, at 7.30 o'clock...
...thirteenth century. The Ponte Vecchio is very picturesque on account of its being lined on both sides by rows of booths which overhang the water. One of the most noted buildings is the Palazzo Vecchio, where the councils of the city formerly met, and where the Medici, for a time, had apartments. The tower of this building dominates the city, and is the most prominent feature in every picture. Near this is the Uffizzi palace with its famous picture gallery. Here are many art treasures, including the Venus di Medici, found in the villa of Hadrian at Rome, the statue...
...speaker read from the Bible the account of Peter's attempt to persuade his Master not to go to Jerusalem and of Christ's answer to the tempter. Peter, the speaker said, had been the first to realize the meaning of the Saviour's mission, but when the time came for self-denial and for action the disciple hesitated. So in the world to-day, men of every station have their ideals, but when they find between them and the fulfilment of these ideals long years of drudgery and self-sacrifice, they hold back from the struggle and are content...