Word: worded
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...with the gentleman referred to, and knew him slightly, I can certainly say that this article is mostly one of rank falsehood. He may have had vegetarian notions about diet, but his illness was most certainly not brought on by lack of good food, in any sense of the word. He was a bright clever fellow and never showed any peculiarities in manner or dress. It is a shame that publicity has been made of his slight breakdown in health, an occurrence that is by no means uncommon to a comparatively large percentage of men in any great college...
What were the qualities of mind and of literary art which made Stevenson the leader in the romantic revival? "I loved the art of words and the appearances of life," he once wrote, and in this sentence is contained the answer to the question. He was peculiarly a word artist, a writer of surpassing skill in rhetorical effect. He "loved the appearances of men"; he had a keen zest for romantic adventure, a keen curiosity concerning the lives and characters of men, and, above all, a sensitive appreciation of the romantic in scenery and history. The one weakness...
...Harvard Law Review for February is just out and contains, besides the usual Notes, Recent Cases and Reviews, the following leading articles: "Future Interests in Personal Property," by Professor J. C. Gray; "Repudiation in Contracts (II)," by Professor Williston; "The Negotiable Instruments, Law,--A Word More," by Professor J. B. Ames...
...Greek course in the reading of Homer's Odyssey and Attic Prose, and the course in Latin word-formation will be omitted this year. Professor Baker's English course in Argumentation, the course on the works of Chaucer, the lecture course on "The Teaching of Elementary Mathematics," the geological course of field work in the Catskill region, and the course in Mineralogy and Lithology will also not be given...
Professor Wendell says: "On the question of the adoption by Harvard of the uniform entrance examinations my judgement, in a word, would be to 'avoid entangling alliances.' I think that the efficiency of the English Department has been lowered by every attempt made to adjust its standards to those of other colleges or the secondary schools...