Word: singular
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Prof. Putnam's lecture next Thursday will be an account of the ancient cemetery near Madisonville, O., and of the singular "ash pits" found in it, also of the earth circles near by, with an exhibition of the large collection made during the exploration of the cemetery and the "ash pits...
...account of the ancient cemetery near Madisonville, O., and of the singular "ash pits" found in it, also of the earth circles near by, with an exhibition of the large collection made during the exploration of the cemetery and the ash pits...
...vigor, but we know that the newly adopted regime will inevitably make itself felt before long, unless we have pride and perseverance enough of our own to fight against all obstacles. Hitherto Columbia has always been our recognized rival for the cup, and Yale has exhibited a singular indifference to this branch of sports. Now the advent of a new opponent promises to render the issue closer and more exciting, and our self-assurance stands in need of a good winter's work...
...English scholar during a holiday excursion in the Hartz Mountains subjected himself one day to a severe physical strain which produced a singular mental disturbance. He was on his feet from morning till night, and in the course of the day's wanderings made several arduous ascents, taking no rest and neither eating nor sleeping. At night when he reached a place where he could supply his needs he was unable, to his great astonishment, to recollect a single word of the German language, although he ordinarily spoke it with fluency. His memory did not fail him in any other...
...fact that, after the adoption of the resolution concerning the president, another resolution `indorsing' the faculty in precisely the same terms was introduced and carried unanimously. But in the whole faculty there are only three who are not opposed to the president, so the six trustees stand in the singular position of men who look on at a fight and espouse both sides. The responsibility for the future of the college is now placed squarely on their shoulders...