Word: acception
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...thought that Blaine will not accept the Congressional offer which has been made...
...action of Mr. Gunn in refusing to accept the appointment as valedictorian, has been followed by others of those receiving appointments, and their action is sustained by the whole college. The marking system is unanimously denounced, and it is hoped that the present movement may result in a change, especially as many of the faculty are known to be hostile to the whole system. Their action is a waited with much interest...
...year, amounts, probably, to as thorough a grounding in the leading departments of human knowledge as the entire course of many of our Western colleges affords. The Review confronts us with such a mass of statistics in reply as well nigh to appall us. Nevertheless, we are willing to accept the statistics with a good grace, and yet not recede from the essential point of our thesis. We instanced Oberlin as an example of such a Western college; in this, perhaps, we do a partial wrong. On the plain ground of requirements and of subjects prescribed for freshman recitations...
...rumored that Mr. Sawyer, who has been pulling No. 2 on the 'Varsity, will withdraw from college to accept a business position...
...management of the athletic meeting have invited the Zuni Indians to be present this afternoon and give their war dance. It is probable that they will accept. It will certainly add much to the interest of the occasion...