Word: adolphus
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Wednesday from a freshman, criticising the stand taken by " '89" in regard to proctors. As far as I have been able to judge, most of the upper-classmen agree with " '89" that these gentlemen sometimes do make nuisances of themselves. And it seems to me that our little friend "Adolphus" has laid open to severe criticism not only himself but the class which he claims to represent. In the first place I should like to ask how many college examinations our friend has gone through in the course of his long experience? Is he any exception to the rule that...
...ADOLPHUS...
...contained 4,838 manuscripts. In 1658, there were added 1,711 Greek and Latin Manuscripts, from the Library of Urbina. In 1700, the collection of Christina, Queen of Sweden, was added to the Library. It contained most of the literary treasures captured by her father, Gastavus Adolphus, at Prague, Wortzburg and Bremen. In 1745, the library of the Ottobuoni family was added, comprising 3,862 manuscripts. In 1815, after peace with Prussia had been made, Pope Pius VII. restored many of the manuscripts taken from Heidelberg. The whole number of Greek, Latin and Oriental manuseripts now in the Library...
...Ponsonby de Tomkins, (pointing to her books) "They are not many, Lord Adolphus, but they are all friends, dear old friends...
...Romulus Adolphus Simpkins, Ph. D, '75, has been presented with an elegant gold badge by his fellow-conductors of the South Boston...