Word: turned
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE.- The April number of this monthly is just out. Devoted to army and navy affairs it is particularly interesting to men of a military turn of mind. It contains articles on the Egyptian campaign, by Gen. Stone; on Shiloh, by Gen. Jordan, late C. S. Army; on Gen. Gordon, etc. There are also two regular continued stories and two poems. An important and worthy feature of United Service is the editorial department, wherein are discussed the topics current in military affairs. Book notices and reviews close the number...
UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE.-The April number of this monthly is just out. Devoted to army and navy affairs it is particularly interesting to men of a military turn of mind. It contains articles on the Egyptian campaign, by Gen. Stone; on Shiloh, by Gen. Jordon, late C. S. Army; on Gen. Gordon, etc. There are also two regular continued stories and two poems. An important and worthy feature of United Service is the editorial department, wherein are discussed the topics current in military affairs. Book notices and reviews close the number...
...Freshman at West Point is called a Plebe, and woe be unto that Plebe who does not always remember the respect he owes to all until his six months of probation are over. His principal enemy is the Yearling, (sophomore), who in turn trembles before the august second class man, glad to receive his notice, even though he call him but an Ex-Plebe. Every one who knows nothing about it, imagines that hazing at West Point is something terrible. As a matter of fact. force, or physical violence of any kind is never used, and the basis...
Another day in recitation, the class failed to distinguish clearly enough between the uses of the Greek negative particles. One after another gave up in turn, till the question was put to a man who happened to remember the distinction as given in the Professor's Greek Grammar. Rising in his place, he gave the paragraph word for word. Professor Sophocles, with a look of satisfaction, settled back in his chair and growled out, "There, that sounds like something...
...praise. All her contemporaries were saying nice things about her. The Delaware College Review declared that the Advocate was full of interesting reading. The Virginia University Magazine affirmed that it almost wanted to send the Advocate the price of subscription. And, therefore, we are alarmed lest this praise may turn our sister's head. Still, perhaps, there is safety for the Advocate in the one sad fact which mars this otherwise perfect occasion of rejoicing. Where is the Bungtown College Clarion? And why is not its voice heard with all the rest? We are reluctant to think that jealousy...