Word: farther
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...precisely the same as that employed at Quincy at present. The island of Philae with its temple of Isis was next illustrated. In this temple no attempt at symmetry was made, and the effect is most pleasing, giving us the most beautiful temple remaining in Egypt. Passing still farther on, various remains of the time of the Ptolemies were illustrated and one temple of the time of Rameses the Great. This is remarkable for containing the oldest inscription in Greek that we have. Prof. Cooke closed with a few very appropriate remarks, and was greeted with great applanse...
...There is besides, a standing rule that the articles of fare shall not be sent down until seven minutes after the expiration of the hour - a rule that was here clearly violated. Not content with disregarding all previous criticisms and restraint ineffectually imposed, the steward now goes one step farther and arbitrarily interferes with a man's right to his meals. In the language of the Advocate, and echoed by many sufferers, "The steward must...
...country. "Let us," it says, "discuss in our departments matters of general interest to the college press, and college world; create an inter-collegiate feeling beyond the mere exchange of college publications. There is enough which concerns us all, to make at least one department of our publications reach farther than our own campus confines." The growth of such a feeling is, we think, coming naturally in the course of events. Inter-collegiate sports, races and meetings, in one direction, are tending to foster this growth. In another, the widening feeling among college men, and college graduates, that they have...
...insult to injury, there are some instructors - I will not say who - who return these same books marked in blue pencil. Could human - much less tutorial - depravity go farther...
...classes are beginning to think about class suppers at this time. The freshmen, this year, take the initiative, having voted to go to Montreal on February 22. The other classes have not yet made up their minds, but all will probably go somewhere, even if it is not farther than White River Junction, and have a good spread...