Word: younger
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...presidency of the University at the end of the present college year. Dr. Robinson is now 74 old and during his whole life has been very active. He is still remarkably powerful, physically and mentally, but feels that the fullest development of the college requires the services of a younger...
...alumnus. On the 20th of December, however, Mr. Sewall also passed away and left this position to the only surviving member of the class of 1817, Hon. George Bancroft, the well known American historian, who was born October 3, 1801. Mr. Bancroft, although first in college seniority, is yet younger than three living members of the class of 1818-Mr. Sidney Bartlett, born in February, 1799; Rev. Francis A. Farley, born in June, 1800, and Rev. Wm. Goddard, born in September, 1800. Mr. Brinley, secretary of the class of 1800, and the fourth and last surviving member, is Mr. Bancroft...
...Either Harvard's high standard is right and should be defended, come what may, or it is wrong and should be modified. The demand of the professional schools to have men graduated younger will not be met by keeping the standard where it is, and cutting off the freshman year. Moreover that process would sever Harvard's connections with the fitting schools and leave her hanging to the stars. If the professional schools are to be satisfied by any action which the colleges can take, it is the senior year which must be sacrificed. After all, a Harvard junior...
...Banjo Club gave its second concert of the season at Watertown last evening, by the invitation of the Watertown Tennis Club. This club comprises a large part of the younger population of the town, and as a result the audience was extremely large. The work of the players was very creditable and received its due appreciation. The first piece was "March Past," very difficult on account of its deal of shading; but the club showed a perfect mastery of it which only careful practice could have obtained for them. Among the other pieces was a galop by Sausing...
...close of the war the historic university of Nashville for lack of funds was obliged to close, and the Peabody College now occupies the site of the old university. The college is patronized by every southern State and its graduates are the most prominent of the younger professors of the South. There are 114 scholarships which are distributed among the different States according to scholastic population. Each scholarship pays the incumbent $200 and lasts two years. Tuition and text books are free to students from all parts of the world, the only charge being $6 a year. The annual expenses...