Word: neater
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Dates: during 1884-1884
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...university catalogue for 1884-85 appeared. It is very much the same as the catalogue of last year, there being but few changes; but its outside appearance is a marked improvement over the preceeding one. Without raising the cost it has been found possible to substitute a neater and more durable cover than the old flexible one; and the change in the color is a noticeable improvement. To the artistic eye the color adopted may not, perhaps, be exactly crimson in shade; still it is very much nearer than before and about as near the mark as such attempts usually...
...them simply old short cuts regularly laid out and the slate, brick and plank walks are of quite recent construction. Of the grounds of all the various colleges devoted to men, ours receives much more attention and care than any other and in summer presents a finer and neater appearance. At the present rate of improvement, if the college only gets money enough, we may expect to see, in winter, board walks in all directions, and in summer, beds of bright flowers adorning the neat grass plots...