Word: surprisingness
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Professor Sophocles stood by collegiate seniority, third in the list of the Faculty of Harvard college, being between Professor Loveting and Professor Torry. Some printed authorities place the date of his birth 1807, one going so far as to say the 8th of March, but there is reason to doubt...
Opinion as to the wisdom of the policy of the board of overseers in refusing to confer the customary degree upon Governor Butler is at present much divided. But, as to Butler's conduct since the vote of the board was announced, there can be no difference of opinion. That...
Such a statement would hardly be within the scope of this report. It will be sufficient to state that the society buys as a rule at wholesale prices and in no case are the prices of the society higher than the retail market price, and in many instances they are...
Mr. Winsor said it was certainly surprising to see how lightly the vast domain of knowledge has been encroached upon by the books that have been penned. On this account a librarian cannot afford to exercise the right of selection in the reception of matter for his library, as it...
EDITORS HARVARD HERALD: An editorial in the Yale Record of last week contains some assertions about the much-discussed Yale-Harvard foot-ball game, so surprising and so truly characteristic of their source, that it seems a pity not to bring them into general notice. It says: "Every one who...