Word: distinction
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...times, and the rich results already obtained by their practice are full of meaning and promise for the future. They indicate that the revival of the Greek idea,- that body and mind are two well fitting halves of a perfect whole, and that each of them has its distinct and urgent claims to nurture and development-aided by the exact methods of modern science and guided not by the lamp of observation alone but also by the light of physiological knowledge, will eradicate the seeds and blot out the remaining marks of mediaeval barbarism, and equip the members...
Cambridge University, England, contains about one hundred distinct colleges...
...growth of foot-ball the past season there is nothing more interesting than to notice the marked individuality of the style of play developed by Yale, Harvard and Princeton. And this is the more striking when we reflect that the more evenly are the teams becoming matched, the more distinct does the individuality of the play of each college appear. As yet, however, Yale and Princeton have more in common in their respective games than have either of them with Harvard...
...nature. There is no reason for believing that the standing of history in the curriculum of Harvard College was very much improved for two centuries after these scholastic Foundations. It was not until the year 1839 that the first professorship in history was instituted. It was the first distinct endowment of that special branch in any particular college, and it led the way to the recognition of history as worthy of an independent chair in all our better institutions of learning. The first incumbent of the McLean Professorship of ancient and modern history, was Jared Sparks...
Over ten years ago The Lampoon was established as a regular publication. The paper had a character of its own, distinct from that of any paper ever published. It was an original production and soon made its way to popularity and fame. Its editorials were keenly humorous, and its jokes and "binds" were fresh and original, having few "chestnuts" among them. The pictures for the first few years were rough. The artists took less care with their work than those who came later, and the process of printing, etc., was more crude than it is to-day. Nevertheless the pictures...