Project Gutenberg 2004-07-09 Public domain in the USA. 184 Hall, Benjamin Homer 1830 1893 A Collection of College Words and Customs Produced by Rick Niles, John Hagerson, Tony Browne and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Collection of College Words and Customs" by Benjamin Homer Hall is a unique compilation of scholarly terminology and traditions from American colleges written in the mid-19th century. The book delves into various phrases, customs, and practices that characterize student life in prestigious universities, serving as both a linguistic reference and a cultural snapshot of academic environments during that period. The opening of the work introduces readers to the purpose and background of the collection, explaining its origins during the author's senior year in college. Anonymously published in its initial iteration, Hall reflects on the compilation process and the subsequent revisions made for this edition. He also emphasizes the inclusion of various words and customs—some specifically tied to college life, while others relate more to general student culture—created in an effort to entertain and inform current and future alumni, ultimately capturing the essence of student life and academic vernacular. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Slang English language -- United States -- Slang College students -- United States -- Language LA LB Text Category: History - American Category: History - Schools & Universities Category: Language & Communication Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 1194594 2025-07-05T16:21:07.514324 text/html 1194583 1194454 2024-11-06T05:02:45.304911 2023-10-06T06:54:17.983370 text/html text/html 511210 2025-07-05T16:21:23.984235 application/epub+zip 527119 2025-07-05T16:21:11.355445 application/epub+zip 517550 2025-07-05T16:21:09.739319 application/epub+zip 954497 2025-07-05T16:21:32.614221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 855168 2025-07-05T16:21:22.701361 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 825681 2022-09-06T22:53:06.817657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1040112 2025-07-05T16:21:06.652361 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1020336 2024-10-28T19:55:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17295 2025-07-05T16:21:32.759202 application/rdf+xml 15766 2025-07-05T16:21:10.239303 image/jpeg 3589 2025-07-05T16:21:09.989318 image/jpeg 500682 2025-07-05T16:21:07.596448 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog