Word: familiar
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...suggest then that the musical club officers arrange a schedule of concerts, which, the weather permitting, every member must attend as regularly as he would attend the outside engagements of his club; that the airs be lively, old and familiar; that at least two songs be sung each evening, led by the Glee Club, in which all the students may join...
...good many years the adherents of Harvard and Yale have been familiar with the discussion of a statement of obscure origin, to the effect that though the admission requirements of Harvard College are confessedly higher than those of Yale College, the work of students in pursuing an academic course toward the degree of Bachelor of Arts ends in disappointment less often at Harvard than at Yale. The statement is commonly made in the form-"It is harder to get into Harvard College than into Yale, but once admitted, it is easier to stay there." The statistics printed below would seem...
...Huntress '99 has written a criticism of seven books on Harvard life. The author makes the mistake of dwelling at length on "Harvard Stories" and " Harvard Episodes," with which all are so familiar, and devoting but short, impersonal criticisms to the earlier books which but few know about...
...should forget that he owes a duty to his people whose wishes should be consulted before committing oneself irrevocably to a course which might give them pain. I do not think that any man who now belongs to a military organization and who is familiar with its duties should hesitate to go when that body is called out. Others should consider carefully, and when the conscience tells them it is time to go, will serve the better for the delay, especially if they have in the meantime learned the manual of arms. No one can question the patriotism of Harvard...
...work of the School at Paris is itself founded. To this end, in the school at Harvard the student is constantly surrounded by photographs and drawings of the best works of Greece and Rome and the Renaissance in Italy, with which he is required to make himself thoroughly familiar. Thus he gains the best possible training of taste, while he is becoming familiar with architectural motives and details. The carefully selected working library of the Department, which adjoins the draughting room, affords ample facilities for this purpose, and in addition are, of course, the collections of photographs in the Fogg...