Word: visitor
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...interesting book on America by M. S. C. de Soissons. He takes up one side after another of American life, and devotes a chapter to it; such, for example, as the ones on American women, art, music, and newspapers. His point of view is that of the conventional French visitor who considers American men as mere money-making machines, and who thinks that the ambition of every American girl is to marry a foreign nobleman. He has been told many marvellous tales about our life which he has immediately written down as true...
...number of young men have become friendly visitors for the Associated Charities, and have met the poor in their won homes. Others have taken charge of Home Libraries for the Children's Aid Society,- small libraries placed in the homes of poor families, some boy or girl in the family acting as librarian, and the membership of a library including half a score of children from a single neighborhood who meet with their visitor once a week to exchange and talk about the books, read, sing, play games, save their pennies, etc. Another young man has visited a bed-ridden...
...Visitor, E. R. Mathews...
...SMITH RUSSELL is always a welcome visitor to Boston but his arrival becomes doubly interesting when we hear the announcement of his appearance in a new character, that of Dr. Paugloss, in "The Heir at Law." Mr. Russell opens his engagment at the Hollis on Monday, and during his stay of one week only will present the following repertoire: Monday and Tuesday evenings and Saturday matinee, "Heir at Law;" Wednesday matinee, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, "Peaceful Valley;" Friday and Saturday nights, "A Poor Relation...
...functions of the Medical Visitor seem to be vaguely understood and it may be well to make them definite. So far as possible all students in Cambridge not living at home are visited immediately upon receiving a report of absence caused by illness. The object of this visitation is to see that the student receives proper medical care, to guard against the spread of contagious disease, and incidentally to give such advice regarding general habits as is desired or necessary. Ordinarily the medical treatment is not undertaken, but cases are referred to their regular physicians. The reports are taken from...