Word: possession
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...government of Turkey is to blame for this decadence, and not the people. They are still as brave and enduring as of old, and possess the same excellent qualities as their ancestors. These virtues, however, are useless without civilization, and internal reforms are necessary, if the nation is to maintain its independent existence...
...very lively zeal to participate in athletic sports which in a brief period wears itself out; after which the gymnasium is for the most part deserted. What is more likely to happen is the selection of a limited number of athletes, who are supposed to possess more than usual skill, and who are charged with representing the college in their match games with other institutions. Those not thus selected will relapse into the sluggishness of previous years, and thus the mass of the students will derive very little benefit from the efforts thus made for their physical improvement...
...will be opened. Princeton is especially fortunate in new buildings. The Biological Laboratory, a gift of the class of '77, is nearly completed, and the Art School is being rapidly pushed forward. If Dr. Patton succeeds in getting a new dormitory, gymnasium and commencement hall, Princeton will possess an especially fine set of buildings...
...juniors as well, since the nature of the two courses is the same, and there is no apparent reason for the distinction. The new plan is a much better test of ability, and is much fairer than the old arrangement, as it does not give those who happen to possess good memories an unfair advantage over those who have worked as hard but cannot remember as well. The idea of returning the briefs to the juniors is an improvement over the course pursued last year, but it is still much inferior to the plan of giving a syllabus...
...trace. Classic art is represented only by a few wood cuts and copies of drainings. The deficiency in modern art might be supplied to some extent by art journals which often contain valuable pictures. But strange as it may seem, the library of Harvard does not possess an art journal. In fact, the only pictures Harvard owns on the illustrations of the art books, limited in number and often so crude as to be of little more than suggestive value...