Word: possession
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Class Dinner will be withdrawn today. The dinner will take place on Wednesday evening of next week, and the committee must know by this evening how many men to provide for. It is a pity that out of a class of over two hundred men less than half should possess enough class feeling to urge them to make use of one of the pleasantest opportunities of a man's college life. The class has not been really united in any way since freshman year. Here is a chance to strengthen the ties which should bind all classmates together; to rehearse...
...This treaty grants us nothing which we do not already rightfully possess: Wharton's Digest. S 304, 306; U. S. Foreign Relations...
...graceful shapes, combined with their lightness and durability, would excite our wonder even without the pictures with which they are decorated. The Greek artist was above all a craftsman, and delighted in showing his skill on household vessels. By means of the 20,000 or more specimens which we possess, we can trace the progress of art from the stiff archaic types up to the highest perfection. There are two color schemes: the earlier consisted of black figures on the red surface of the vase, and later, the vase was covered with a black glaze upon which the figures were...
...Psalm was read by the congregation. Dr. Phillips Brooks spoke very feelingly of the incident of Christ in the wilderness. He said it was at this time that the Saviour of men first recognized in himself that inherent power of resisting evil which He observed other men did not possess. The speaker cautioned his hearers to beware of turning the powers they did possess to base ends, but to devote them to the development of their characters. The music was fully up to its usual standard of excellence. The choir rendered the following selections: "The King of Love," by Dvkes...
...columns on the seventh instant. In doing so he accuses us of gross ignorance in regard to boat matters. While we are not ready to admit this assertion in full, we are perfectly willing to allow our correspondent a much larger share of knowledge of these matters than we possess. But he goes further and censures us for demanding an itemized account of such a figure as $693.48 for wages. We reserve the right to ourselves, and we think every man in the university may claim as much, to have an explanation for the sums disbursed for the crew...