Word: particular
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1870-1879
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...worthy the attention of adventurers that the highest prize is nearly double in value to any that has been drawn in this Commonwealth for many years past. The managers solicit the patronage of the public in general, and of the friends of literature and the University in particular; and, considering the object of the lottery, anticipate their liberal attendance...
...much taste. Men should, however, contend for the honor and not the prize. Next year, it is thought, some measures will be taken to make, not the pewter, but the credit attached to winning an event in good style, the object of a man's ambition. We call particular attention to the request contained in our last number, that those intending to join the Association will do so immediately...
...accuses "Ossip" of making the sweeping assertion that "whoever believes that `complete independence is the only position that can be taken by a man who has any self-respect,' is apt to be `a disappointed aspirant for popularity.'" Now "Ossip" made no such assertion. Our statements were confined to particular cases which we had in mind. We said that there are men in college who show in an offensive and silly way their complete independence and their hostility to popular prejudices. We have heard them express their contempt for social success, and declare the whole college is imbued with...
...alcove to some special department, filling it with books upon the subjects of that department, and thus making it a favorite working-place for men pursuing such studies. Here they will find a thousand or more volumes which they can consult at will, together with various aids to their particular study, and the companionship of congenial minds...
...Several of the Freshmen are well built for rowing, and promise to make good men for the University; and the candidates are, as a whole, equal to the average Freshmen crew. Messrs. Schwartz and Crocker of last year's 'Varsity are coaching them with marked success. Mr. Schwartz in particular gives surprising evidence of a decided talent for coaching, the benefit of which we trust the 'Varsity may also enjoy. The Columbia and Yale Freshmen have been challenged; at the time of writing no answer has been received from either, though the daily papers announce that Columbia declines. Yale would...