Word: lies
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...chief happiness of this architect seems to lie in the beautification of our College grounds, and with the help of his able lieutenant, a late graduate, he has made this building a labour of love. He has outdone even himself...
...improvements have been made which add materially to its attractiveness. The most important change is the absence of all advertisements. The Album is bound more substantially than in former years, the leaves being fastened to a cloth back instead of directly to the leather cover, which will make them lie flat when opened...
Concerning the selection of courses, two theories are urged. One holds that in mental education, as in physical, the weak point should be developed; the other, that the profit is greatest where the strongest interests lie. A student can hardly be expected to throw the weight of his energy into work that is odious; but he should never leave college with a gap in his mental development. Again, authorities disagree on the advisability of preparing for graduate work by the study of kindred subjects in college. In any case no greater mistake can be made than to attempt to anticipate...
...Antoine is one of the most successful actors at these theatres. His charm does not, like Coquelin's or Mounet Sully's, lie in a commanding voice or an extravagant costume, but consists in putting before his audience the exact counterpart of what he represents. He does not act; he lives his part. He never panders to the whims of the public: for instance, unlike other actors, he does not hesitate to turn his back on the audience. He likes to act the plays of young and comparatively unknown authors, and it is his boast that he discovered and fostered...
...polished dishes which give evidence of skillful workmanship. The vessels are of different shapes and sizes, the circular dishes varying from about four to twelve inches in diameter. They are believed to have been made by the Algonquin Indians, who once inhabited the country in which the soapstone quarries lie...