Word: sentelis
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...study in the Library have felt the inconvenience of the new regulation which compels them to go to the desk to receive and return all books used in the building. It certainly is provoking to see the boy carry by you the book you have sent for, and to follow him to the desk, in order simply to bring the book back again. The object of the regulation is to prevent persons from carrying away books not charged. This object, however, is gained by the return of books to the desk; and therefore the first part of the regulation...
After glancing at the lives and works of these masters, Professor Norton spoke at some length of the work with which Mr. Moore has been occupied during his stay in Italy, and expressed great satisfaction that the College should possess copies of such merit as those Mr. Moore has sent us. Mr. Norton considers these copies a great credit to the artist, as valuable, indeed, as originals; they show extraordinary care and delicacy, such as could have been given by a person of no less talents than Mr. Moore possesses...
...found very trying. In her more cheerful moments she would unexpectedly spring all sorts of Bible questions upon me, and snort triumphantly when I failed to answer them. In the evening she would sing in a cracked, trembling voice the most dismal of old minor airs until I was sent trembling to bed, there to lie awake in terror, thinking every rat in the ancient house was a gibbering ghost. I once innocently asked her if she ever had a chance to get married; but I never repeated the question...
...Word was sent to Columbia that, as it would be necessary, in the event of a race, for the same Harvard crew to row Columbia which was to row Yale, Harvard would like to make the same agreement with Columbia as with Yale in regard to the men eligible for the crew. By this agreement candidates for the degrees A. B., B. S., Ph. B., LL. B., B. D., M. D., Ph. D., and A. M., are eligible to the crew; but candidates for the five lastnamed degrees must previously have taken the degree...
...position to yield. Accordingly, a reply was made to Columbia that she could have no advantage which Harvard did not have under her agreements with Yale. Columbia replied that she would "row only a university race," and she desired an answer to her original challenge. An answer was immediately sent, - a refusal...