Word: worsteds
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...would-be statesmen, both good and bad, who have yet attained any note in this country, been well educated, that a self-educated man even has there been looked upon with wonder and admiration, as a sort of curiosity. More than this, all the public men of the worst sort, as well as the best, upon whom our eyes have rested, have been noticeably well-spoken, well-appearing, gentlemanly people, whom it would be impossible not to like as personal acquaintances, just such as we should a priori expect to succeed best in obtaining political following and support...
...WOULD RATHER SEND MY SON TO THE WORST COLLEGE IN THE SOUTHEAST, WHERE MY LEADING-STRING WHIMS ARE HUMORED, THAN TO THE BEST UNIVERSITY IN THE NORTHWEST, WHERE HE WOULD BE ALLOWED TO PLAY IN THE STREETS AFTER NINE O'CLOCK, AND BE TAUGHT THAT EVERYTHING DEPENDED UPON DOING HIS DUTY AND BEHAVING HIMSELF." - Dr. M'Bosh
...does not make it at all clear that there ought to be no instruction whatever in this particular study. How can this growing evil, then, be remedied? Certainly not by the present action of the College. For just as matters in that quarter are shown to be at their worst, they think proper to give up the ship entirely, and deny to the present Sophomore and Freshman classes even the meagre instruction before doled out. In this one respect our College is and has for a long time been behind other smaller institutions. These have good instruction by eminent elocutionists...
...worst of the matter is, that the gas is turned off at the meters, so that it cannot be lit again during the night. A man's vexation when he finds himself in a black basement with only a match or two in his pockets is almost intolerable...
...most men. Besides, the trifling nature of many cases renders the idea of any penalties absurd. It would be an unpleasant thing to have a public for profanity sent home, but a public for noise or ball-playing in the yard bears no odium with it. At the worst, such offences are only offences against good manners...