From "The Lives of Dalhousie University: Volume One 1818-1935" by P.B. Waite
"There must not be, he said, four or five colleges in the province—if so, their degrees would become a laughing stock."
About the Friday 56:
1. Grab the book nearest you. Right now
2. Turn to page 56.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
5. Post a link along with your post back to this blog.
Hey, thanks for playing! You posted on an old post. Make sure to post on this week's post too so everyone else will be able to see yours:
ReplyDeletehttp://storytimewithtonya.blogspot.com/2010/08/friday-56-knife-of-dreams.html
Well, that's different! It's a very interesting quote-- it says a lot about overall attitudes of the time.
ReplyDeleteIs this pleasure reading, or are you researching something? Enjoy your time with it, either way :-).
Oh, this one sounds intriguing...
ReplyDeleteHere's mine:
http://laurelrainsnowswonderland.wordpress.com/2010/08/13/friday-memes-56-book-beginnings/
This is curious.
ReplyDeleteMy Friday 56 is The Fugitive