Word: worded
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...before to-morrow at noon." I fell back, mournfully bent my head, and went away. The next day found me in a line of some thirty fellow-mortals, waiting to reach the desk. When I arrived there, wearied, exhausted and hungry, my slip was returned to me with the word "out" written in bloody letters upon it. This is a true tale of how things are managed in a library which contains more than 500,000 volumes. No order, no catalogue, excepting volume upon volume of written memoranda which in themselves cover many shelves, opens a way for the student...
...gentleman who caused all this excitement was fortunately not severely hurt by his carelessness; but it is safe to say that College House has not been so profoundly stirred, - in both senses of the word, - for many years...
...this connection we would say a word in regard to a communication which found place in our issue of yesterday. The article referred to seemed to intimate that the non-society element in the class would be overshadowed by the influence of the three great senior societies. The impression thus conveyed is, in a degree, erroneous. It cannot be denied that the members of a society will vote for a candidate who is a member of their own fraternity in preferance to another with whom they are less well acquainted. Yet to our knowledge there has been no society caucus...
After the preliminary practice the crews were brought into line, and at 12.30 the word was given...
...over this question. Many feel that their qualifications for either of two professions are about equal. One day they think they will choose one; the next day, perhaps, they are thinking very favorably of the other. To men in this troublesome and really dangerous state of mind, a few words of advice would be most acceptable. We say "dangerous state of mind" because the chances are even that after entering one profession the man will always feel that he should have entered the other. Therefore he has only a half interest in his work, and in a short time this...