Word: using
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1870-1879
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...ROOM has been hired for the use of the University Crew on Brighton Street. The hydraulic rowing-machines have been removed thither from the Gymnasium, and other necessary apparatus has been put in. The candidates for the crew begin practice in this room...
...reply in detail to the criticisms which Mr. D. T. Reilley, said to be of Rutgers College, made on a little book of Mr. Allen's called the "Latin Primer," and designed to "teach little children the elements of Latin as a living and flexible tongue, by familiar use in actual narrative and dialogue." Our readers may remember that we have already published an article which showed the unfairness of Mr. Reilley's insinuations against Harvard, and also that, so eager had this gentleman been to detect a mote in Mr. Allen's eye, he had not discovered the beam...
...reply to a letter from a Harvard undergraduate, suggesting that sporting rifles would be more acceptable than military rifles to college marksmen, the Forest and Stream says: The use of a military rifle would not prevent the riflemen from using any other weapon for amusement or practice. We should be glad to hear the sentiments of college men on this subject as applied to our badge, and stand ready to so amend the conditions as to make them satisfactory to the greatest number...
...Lightning Express when it would leave for that point. "Wal," he replied, chimerically, "if Bill gets the wood sawed and split for the ingine, and - let's see - to-morrow's the 1st of the month, that's washin' day, if Nancy, that 'ere old niggeress don't use up all the water, and if there should happen to be another feller or missis going your way, and if there's a barrel of flour or a kag of whiskey for the baggage-car, and if Bill kin put a stitch in the worst rip in the biler [here...
...some persons suggested that our action might be another influence in hastening the abolition of morning prayer; but I cannot but think that our rulers are already sufficiently aware of our opinions on this subject to be in no need of further prompting. That action may, however, be of use in showing them that public opinion would not be so violently opposed to such an improvement as is generally thought. At any rate, I do not think that we need fear what outsiders will think, if we are sure that we are doing what is right, and take proper care...