Word: wording
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Speaking of good management of college organizations, we should say a word in praise of the co-operative training table system. It has now been under way long enough to give us a very clear idea of what we may expect of it. The system seems to be succeeding admirably. Already several athletic teams are at the table, and others expect soon to go there. We have yet to hear a single word of complaint from any of them. As we have frequently said, various circumstances in connection with our athletics seem to point towards the time when all athletic...
Modern Language Conference. An Analogue to Chaucer's Pardoner's Tale. Professor Kittredge.- Lessing and Diderot. Mr. C. H. Page.- A word of Goethe about himself. Professor Francke. Sever...
Speaking of base ball, we wish to say a word of congratulation to the 'varsity nine on its work yesterday. To be sure, Dartmouth did not put an exceedingly strong team in the field; but aside from that consideration, Harvard's playing was very creditable. Thus far in the season, the team has shown itself unable to play two good games in succession. We hope that this condition will end with the game this afternoon. The college is certainly giving the nine the best of support. It is a very encouraging sign when there is as large an attendance...
...today is a student reminiscent sketch, depicting in a perfectly natural manner the abyss of mortification into which a particular seaside resort, a particular girl, and a particular masquerade ball plunged a certain college man. The plot is clever and well worked out and the language shows no inappropriate word or phrase...
...leaders. Buddha, Socrates, and ascending in the ages Martin Luthur and Abraham Lincoln used it. The Lord taught in this same way by the use of his parables. Professor Palmer then went on to mark out the character of the parable and to define the meaning of the word, leaving until his next lecture the discussion of what Christ really taught by his parables. Parable really means a comparison or likeness, and as in all speech we are simply executing comparison the word came to mean in the olden times to talk or to speak. Parable afterwards came to mean...