Collection of College Words and Customs (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Hall, Benjamin Homer

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332812376 ISBN 13 : 9781332812370

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A historical guide to college slang, traditions, and campus life from the 18th–19th centuries.

This collection offers a look at the words, customs, and daily life that filled early American colleges. It presents terms and explanations in a clear, accessible way, helping readers understand how students spoke, dressed, and organized their communities. The edition expands the original material with revised entries and added context, making it a useful reference for readers curious about campus culture’s beginnings.

From the meaning of social hall and academic dress to the stories behind student organizations and school rituals, the book offers a documented snapshot of a bygone era. It is primarily a reference work, designed to illuminate the language and customs that shaped early college life.

• Definitions of familiar terms and phrases used in historical college life.
• Examples and commentary that situate words in their cultural context.
• Notes on how customs varied across different universities and time periods.
• Background on scholars, societies, and student activities of the era.

Ideal for readers of historical language, campus history, and anyone curious about the social life of early American colleges.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The first edition of this publication was mostly compiled during the leisure hours of the last half-year of a Senior's collegiate life, and was presented anonymously to the public. Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to publications@publicdomain.org.uk This book is found as a public domain and free book based on various online catalogs, if you think there are any problems regard copyright issues please contact us immediately via DMCA@publicdomain.org.uk

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332812376
• ISBN 13: 9781332812370
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 518
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