Search Details

Word: willianstown (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...might say that to my mind the greatest disadvantage of a university is the stiffing effect it has on the individual in respect to his relations with his fellows. There is none of the spontaneity of youth in Cambridge, that is to be seen on all sides in Willianstown. A friendly slapping on the back is ground for an action of battery, and to walk arm in arm is almost immoral. The playful spirit in which you live on your Rousseauistic stage is here relegated to children below the age of 14 years, and any signs of horseplay are taken...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "HARVARD CAN NO MORE BE COMPARED TO WILLIAMS THAN AN ELEPHANT TO A ROSE" | 5/29/1925 | See Source »

| 1 |