Word: webster
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Webster's Dict'y in stock, indexed, $8.75; Worcester's indexed...
...Webster's Dict'y in stock, indexed, $8.75; Worcester's indexed...
Princeton College received last week a special embassy from the 3,500 students of Edinburgh University to the students of Princeton. The party comprised Prof. Drummond, F. R. S., Prof. Simpson, F. R. S., Prof. Greenfield, M. D., and Messrs. Webster and Smith, students of the University. The visit had reference to religious interests of the two institutions, and several meetings Sunday were addressed by Prof. Drummond and others on the work now going on in the Scotch Universities. President McCosh entertained the visitors, who expect to visit other colleges...
...money. Some were against giving the power to Congress, others were in favor, so no clause whatever was inserted, thus leaving the contest to the future. The opinions of Marshall, which followed the formation of the Constitution, were all in favor of according the power to Congress. Later on, Webster and Story agreed with Marshall. The court in its last case has given us a decision that will stand the test of time. The United States government is to have all powers which other governments possess, unless such powers are forbidden by the Constitution...
Last evening a fair-sized audience assembled in Saunders Theatre to hear the lecture of the Rev. Joseph Cook on "Temperance." The lecturer was introduced by Mr. Webster, president of the Harvard Total Abstinence League. Mr. Cook began by comparing the prohibition question to the old slavery issue, and said he hoped that his hearers would live to seethe liquor traffic declared an outlaw thoughout the civilized world. The temperance movement takes root easily in the Anglo-Saxon nature. For the love of moral purity inherent in it awakens a great sensibility to moral questions, and we should...