Word: devotedness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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The society seems to have fallen away from its original purpose and in literary character was lost. From that time, the regular meetings were devoted to whist and other games. The theatricals were still kept up, but they seem to have lost their former prestige.
The recent visit of Professor Drummond to Harvard University has aroused a general religions interset. As an outcome, it has been decided to hold student conference meetings at intervals during the winter. The assemblies will be informal and devoted to a practical discussion of the problems of college life. The...
In spite of their objectionable tendencies, the beneficial effects of athletic sports upon the development of the physique are evident. The nature of this development is governed by the constitutional bias of the individual, the sport in which he is engaged and the time devoted to it. There is, however...
1st, by increasing the expense of training; 2d, by increasing the time devoted to practice; 3rd, by reducing the number of active competitors; 4th, by relying upon the natural resources rather than upon cultivated material; 5th, by depriving the non-athletic class of every incentive to physical exertion; 6th, by...
There is yet to be published a periodical devoted entirely to topics connected with the history of this country which can justly claim an equal footing with the Magazine of American History. The October number opens with a most interesting article on the origin of New York, a glimpse of...