Word: thinks
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...written by Labiche, and if well put on cannot but be a success. There are five principal characters so it will need quite a number of men to make it a success. All who can should go tonight to hear it and see if there are parts which they think they could take. Upon the energy of the members of the society, depends the success of the spring theatricals...
...management of the university eleven think that kicking here at Harvard can be improved. The matter has been talked over with the Boston and New York graduates and they are of the same opinion. They have generously subscribed money for a challenge cup, valued at $250, to be competed for each fall, for ten years, and finally to go to the man having the best record in that time. The conditions regarding the kicking and the cup will be published later in the season. The cup is open to every member of the university and every afternoon, except Saturday...
...custom I think among most of the professors of this college to have their blue books, after an examination, looked over, if not marked by some competent third party. The student accordingly is brought to feel the justice of his marks, and even if he is not so, he has his blue book to refer...
Most of the natives of Alaska are industrious and religious. They are degraded by a superstition which attributes all misfortune to evil spirits. There is a class of "medicine men" who devote their lives to propitiating these evil spirits, and who think to increase their power by eating human corpses Slavery in its worst forms is prevalent all over the country. The masters have entire control over their slaves and often kill a dozen or more as a mere display of wealth. The condition of the women is so wretched that babies are often killed rather than allowed to grow...
...took the course as to the good to be acquired from it. One says: "I believe the success of the course in journalism has been decided enough to justify and encourage its repetition, with such modifications and improvements as experience has shown to be necessary. I think that certain changes should be made, however, and a short course should be made a complete success before any attempt at a very extended course is made." Another says: "I will say that within limits the course has been successful. By this I mean that as far as the work has progressed...