Word: favoring
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...needs no explanation. It presents a full and can did reply to the manifesto which Princeton made public a few weeks ago, and is, as far as we can see, a complete vindication of Harvard's policy thus far this year. The completenss of the evidence in Harvard's favor will prove a surprise even to those who have been all along the most sanguine. Practically every doubtful question has been satisfactorily answered, and certainly every serious charge has been fully met. One of the best features of the report too, is the evident spirit of fairness with which...
...Middle Ages when almost the whole intellectual activity of the nation centered in its poetry. The Middle Ages became the ideal of the Romanticists; mediaeval subjects were chosen by preface and mediaeval forms of expression were affected. In so far as the movement corrected a prevading one-sidedness in favor of certain ideas, it was useful and successful; in so far as it endeavored to replace a one-sided tendency by another it was injurious and a failure...
...very enthusiastic and appreciative audience. All three of the musical organizations showed up well but the honors of the evening were without doubt carried off by the Banjo club. The programme opened with the Santiago waltz by the Sodality. The selection was well executed and evidently found great favor with the audience. Four songs by the Glee club followed, of which the "Cannibalee" was best liked. Mr. Fullerton sang the solo part in this, and an encore was demanded. The next on the programme was a Stranss polka "For Love of Her" arranged for the Banjo club. The selection...
...Boston theatre last evening. The play is presented in four acts, each scene being exceedingly realistic, especially the school house which is a good reproduction of an old fashioned country school. The cast is strong throughout but Martin Tripp the country boy, and Squire Olcott meet with the greatest favor and keep the audience in laughter throughout the performance. The story is of a bank robbery and the real robber is not found out until the ringing of the midnight bell by the sexton who becomes locked in the belfry...
...prosperity of the woolen industry in New England calls for a revision of the duties in favor of manufactured wool...