Word: graves
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Bearded, grave, and taciturn...
...teach other things in addition to these, in order to prepare its students for the ministry. Its teachers cannot help teaching sectarian theology. . . . That part of the community which regards Harvard College as a national institution . . . cannot but feel a deep regret at what they esteem the grave error of its eminent president in his endeavor to strengthen a sectarian school which is connected with the College by no necessary bond. So far as Harvard College has, or is supposed to have, a sectarian character, or even a sectarian bias, so far is its growth impeded, its proper work hindered...
...class poet, Mr. Edward Hale, of Northampton, was next introduced, and read a strikingly original poem. Both the conception and the treatment of the poem were unique. The conception of the opening was worthy of Holmes, the changes from "grave to gay" were very gracefully made, and the speaker was successful in sustaining the poetic spirit throughout the whole...
...have been in accordance with the dignity which the Directors had assumed, and therefore the students were tossed a sop, in the shape of a chance to ratify the challenge when it was too late to do anything else. Those well acquainted with our position and prospects had grave doubts as to the propriety of challenging Harvard at all, and they should have been heeded. Instead of that, they were told to make a virtue of necessity and ratify the challenge. Now, we are equally surprised by the news that the Navy Directors have withdrawn the challenge to Harvard...
THERE is a tone of conviction in the foot-ball editorial of the last Record for which we have the deepest admiration. We have eyed it askance, from this side and that, until we feel that it were indeed vandalism to tamper with anything so sublime. We bow with grave deference to its author, the complaisant editor who chuckles with delight at seeing in print more than a column of his nicely turned, choicely worded, carefully revised manuscript. We recognize in him a brother member of the press who sits high aloft beyond the pale of criticism, and casts...