Word: wide
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...these series enable a person to make himself acquainted with the works of writers whom he would never otherwise find time to study at least during his college course. The good we derive from these readings if of course somewhat superficial; it could not be otherwise, when such a wide field is covered. Superficial knowledge, however, is far better, in many cases, than no knowledge...
...late and their seats are always far from the door. They are seen beyond a doubt (if they desire that), but unfortunately they are heard too. In time they reach their seats, there is a pause for a moment and then the conversation begins. The range it takes is wide: one morning the freshman crew, the glee club, the banjo club, theatres, sport in general and the triumphs of one of the speakers in society, were discussed in the compass of forty minutes. At the last topic the talkers usually stop and for the ten minutes that remain...
...publish an excerpt from a recent criticism of public speaking at Harvard, which is creating wide comment. It certainly is not difficult to account for such a criticism. It is merited and the writer has far from overstated the facts as they exist. It has long been deemed among the students a trivial matter to pursue any regular course of voice instruction and the natural result is that for several years the public speaking has been as a rule execrable. The speaking at commencement would disgrace any other college than that one which so proudly holds such matters light. When...
...criticism of the English department recently published has excited wide comment. Nor can we deny that the comment has not been wholly favorable to the department criticised. The English department is, as all must know, in a far from prosperous condition, if we are to judge prosperity strictly by compactness of work. No one at present contends that an ultimate basis for thorough university work in English literature has as yet been attained at Harvard. Indeed, the provision for honors in English has only been in force during the past two years. But we are not to judge prosperity wholly...
...open to any member of the two lower classes who by his contributions to the paper shall prove his eligibility to the position. No man who feels interested in competing need feel restrained from doing so as the competition is made as general as possible. There has been a wide spread interest already manifested but it is hoped that more will be led to contribute...