Word: usefulness
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Princeton.- The new base-ball ground will be ready for use in the spring...
...author kept steadily in the beaten track of tourists, and describes more his own impressions of what he saw, than the places and objects themselves. It makes, however, an interesting volume, written generally in a lively and entertaining style. The fault in the style seems to us the constant use of the present tense, which in short narratives adds life, but continued in a book of over three hundred pages produces the effect of sweetness "long drawn...
Finally, if those disliking the music at the Chapel are honestly seeking reform, let them know that a kind word of encouragement for those untiring and well-meaning efforts of the choir will be of more use in bringing about the desired result than all sarcastic revilings...
...those cheerful places. But why there should not be a good fire in the furnace of the Chapel, I fail to understand. As long as attendance at prayers is made compulsory, and is not regarded by the powers that be as a luxury to be made use of sparingly by the student, it seems fit that they should take some care of the body as well as of the soul...
...words about human nature that I promised you. It is a singular fact that every man, whatever he may think of himself in other ways, feels sure in his heart of hearts that he is level-headed,- to use an expressive bit of slang. If he makes any mistakes, it is always because he did not follow the dictates of his judgment. And every man considers his views of money matters to be as sound as sound can be. People who agree with him he considers as sound as himself. People who do not agree with him he calls fools...