Word: youthe
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...dangers Thomas exclaims impulsively, "Let us also go, that we may die with him." His character was an impulsive, mercurial, skeptical one, but when appealed to by a demand for a great service it responded at once. And so now we bemoan the cynicism, indifference and selfishness of the youth of our day, and yet that youth is ready for service, and when appealed to throws aside its indifference...
...college bulletin; published in your college paper; or handed to some one whom you think a proper person? Early in September there is to be begun in New York, Philadelphia, Boston and London, the publication of a journal for young people, of a grade of St. Nicholas and the Youth's Companion, but unlike either in character of contents. It has a new field and its aim will be: The best juvenile journal in the world...
...broad and high basis, and the result is that every Amherst graduate is turned out a well developed young man, with a physical organization which will sustain him in his intellectual work. But the majority of men in middle life today were not brought up on athletics in their youth. They did not ride bicycles or enjoy the activity and spirit of the saddle, and they have never done much to keep a sound mind in a sound body. The almost total neglect of bodily exercise among the men of one's acquaintance is characteristic of our own generation...
...Youth's Companion offers prizes to the amount of $5,000 for short stories There are three prizes ranging from $1,000 to $250 for each of the three classes of stories; for boys for girls, and of advertures...
...gratifying to find that cricket is steadily increasing its hold on the youth of the United States. Harvard University seems to be doing good work just now in its efforts to develop the game by its permanent introduction into the collegiate institutions of America. At the first meeting of the University Cricket Club, held lately, the management reported that they had tried to arrange a match for Monday, Oct. 11, between Fifteen of the University and the Gentlemen of Ireland. Unfortunately, though, owing to the fact that they had to sail from New York on the following Wednesday, the Irishmen...