Word: wronged
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...substance of many speeches is either totally irrelevant to the subject, or else the old attempts at witticisms which were considered hackneyed in the college days of our grandfathers are resuscitated, and in their grave clothes are trotted out to the rostrum in Sever 11. If, however, we are wrong in our conception of the situation, we would like to ask the management of the Union why it is that Law School men and many members of the upper classes who once were prominent in the Union, have ceased to take part in the debates...
...publish with pleasure the reply of the Spirit of the Times to our editorial of April 17th. We do so with greater pleasure, because that paper has put itself still further in the wrong by its cheap bombast and ridiculous patronage. In the first place we did not claim to be criticising the editorial columns of the Spirit, as reference to our columns of April 17th will show. In the second place, the article which we did criticise was not under the head of correspondence, nor did it have the name of a correspondent attached to it. There was simply...
Cupples, Upham & Co. have just published a small book of poems, written by Miss Minna Caroline Smith, of the Harvard Annex, and entitled, "In Fruitful Lands and Other Poems." The poems are all extremely ambitious; but it would be wrong to say that many of them are not also very successful. The excellent rhythm and the charming sincerity are characteristics that are always attractive, partly because at the present time at least, they are rather uncommon. Some of these poems suggest real ability and poetic taste, Although in places the poetic sentiment seems to have been sacrificed to rhyme...
...abroad among the New York graduates seems to be that the working of the new system is entirely satisfactory, and that there is no call for a serious change in the regulations regarding the choice of studies. Although we agree in the main with these views it would be wrong if the students at Harvard were to shut their eyes to the numerous faults and short-comings of the system as it now stands. About the only criticism of Mr. Brearley's which deserves very serious consideration, is in the matter of examinations. The fact that the students are examined...
Here is a story of Prof. Sophocles which has possibly never been in print. The old Greek was catechising his class one day on the ancient history of his native country. "When did Theodophilus live?" he asked of one sophomore. "Before Christ." "Wrong!" shouted the professor. And then the next sophomore: "When did Theodophilus live?" "After Christ." "Wrong!" shouted the professor again. And then he repeated the question to the third student: "When did Theodophilus live?" "Neither before nor after Christ!" "You are right, young man!" said the professor. "There never was any such man as Theodophilus...