Word: working
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1870-1879
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...There is a good prospect for some new buildings to meet the requirements of the increasing numbers. Each professor has been consulted as to the style of rooms that would best meet the wants of his department, and the architects are at work on the plans. Probably the new buildings will be erected on the present site...
...These divisions should be merely for the purpose of dividing the rowing men into crews, and consequently there would be no need of any officers other than the captain. The general management of the club-should be in the hands of an executive committee as at present. No more work would devolve upon the assistant treasurer than now; for in making his canvass for money he would simply invite fellows to join the boat-club instead of subscribing ten dollars to the crew, and nobody would be prevented from giving as a subscription more or less than that amount...
...various geological strata, which might throw valuable light on George Eliot's genius. A chemical laboratory adjoining the lecture-room would also be necessary, in-order to assist the scientific atmosphere and aid the class in establishing suitable habits of analysis. A special lecture-room edition of the work to be expounded should be prepared by interleaving the great ethnic novel romance with pages from Herbert Spencer and Gall and Spurzheim, and from other works, as the professor might select. I believe that if the thing is to be done at all, it ought to be done thoroughly. Moreover...
...cannot very well exclude them. If there were as many good articles handed in as we could use, that would please us much indeed, for it would push the poor ones out. Otherwise we cannot easily get rid of them. So, if lower classmen are left to do the work, and in doing it, attack subjects which are as much too deep for them as logic is for women, and of which they are as ignorant as a pig is of politeness, there is nobody to blame but those who could and should do better...
...club sixes have now all appeared on the river, and from the earnestness with which they work, it is safe to predict an exciting race next month...