Word: use
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...second half year begins Monday with many bright things in view. During the tedious mid-years the students have been "holding hard," to use a familiar figure, while the faculty got ready for this fresh "heave." That the vigor of the latter has been increased by the respite, is shown in the unusually attractive Calendar for the coming week. The more popular announcements include one of the Chaucer Readings by Prof. Briggs, so much enjoyed last year: Mr. O. W. Holmes' lecture on "The Law"; Dr. Farnham's "Health and Strength"; Prof. Hill's Lecture to freshmen on "English Authors...
According to the Yale News the reviewers of Webster's Dictionary have a private house on Temple Street, New Haven, for their use...
...early days "the undergraduates were required to read in the Old Testament, from the Hebrew into Greek, excepting the freshmen, who were allowed to use their English Bibles." This reading was followed by an exposition of the passages, which was given by the President, who concluded with prayer. In 1708, this "ancient and laudable practice," of requiring translations from the Scriptures, which it appears had fallen into disuse, was again revived. In 1723, however, it was discontinued...
...sound heart. Let him be well fed with the proper kind of food, and be supplied with the proper kind of air; let his sleep be enough in quantity, and taken at the right time, his habits such as are conducive to health, especially as regards the use of tobacco and alcohol. These things being so, what is the effect of exercise on the heart? As the heart affects, and is affected by the whole body, it cannot be taken strictly by itself, nor would such a plan be wise. The first effect of exercise on the heart...
There is another engine in a different part of the room, the exact counter-part of the first, so that if one should get out of order, the other could be put into immediate use. Sometimes in summer, when the season has been unusually dry, both of these engines have to be kept going in order to keep the city supplied with water...