Word: five
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Smith, '74, came into our sanctum just as we went to press. He has gained seventy-five pounds since Class...
...were one day seated in his room, - which, by the way, is a very pleasant one, - when we heard some one ascend the stairs with nimble step and cheerful whistle. He went past Smith's door and up the next flight to one of the rooms above. In about five minutes' time he came down, whistling as before, and with light knock and heavy kick demanded admittance at our door. Smith, innocent youth, supposing that he was about to admit a jovial classmate, drew back the latch, opened the door, and stood face to face with the enterprising young...
This, and subsequent visits to all parts of Europe, developed in him an intense love for art, and he devoted all the energies of his cultivated mind to its study. The result of this was the gradual acquisition of this magnificent collection of over five thousand engravings and a valuable library of works on art in many languages...
...more generally, the Curator is now having a few of the principal engravings heliotyped (a process superior to photography, because an indestructible copy is produced), and, should the copies prove satisfactory, they will soon be for sale at Sever's. Students can have them at cost, - twenty-five cents to a dollar, we believe, - so it is within the power of any one to possess a Raphael or Rembrandt for a mere trifle. If this venture prove successful, other copies will follow in course of time. The advantages that will arise from this generous project need not be commented upon...