Word: acception
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...with great regret that we hear that Phillips Brooks has declined to accept the call of the President and Fellows to the Plummer Professorship of Christian Morals. We cannot too strongly commend the course which led to his choice, as he is the man who would have done most to place Harvard on a good footing with the Orthodox world; his coming here would have proved that Harvard was non-sectarian, and at the same time not non-religious or anti-Christian. As to the good that he could have done in the College, little need be said...
...Ffrench stands out in literature a masterpiece of invention, - a made woman. Our only ground for complaint is that Mrs. Burnett would have us consider that character real. From beginning to end, we are striving to see, to get hold of her; but before we finish the story we accept the situation: there is nothing to get hold of. How can we hope to know a character that never existed in the author's mind as a human, breathing creature...
...race with Columbia is in a fair way to be settled. The Committees of the two colleges met in New York, and agreed that such a race would be desirable. Columbia deeming herself hardly warranted in issuing a challenge, though she would be glad to accept one, Harvard agreed to waive all formality in the matter, and the challenge has accordingly been sent. We congratulate the Crew on the prospect of two races. It does seem that after a year of hard training the men ought to have more than one opportunity for testing their strength and skill, especially when...
...regret to learn that, after several weeks of consideration, Yale has decided not to accept our challenge to a joint Athletic Meeting in the spring. The idea seemed one which, if it had been carried out, would have succeeded in putting the track athletics of both colleges on a firm basis, and consequently we cannot too deeply deplore the unfavorable reply of our sister college. The zeal of our athletes must not be relaxed in any way, however, as we still have to defend our claim to the championship cup, and we shall need quite as much careful preparation...
...reported that in order to settle the much-disputed question of the football championship, Princeton has informed Yale that she would accept a challenge from Yale, the match to be played in the spring. If at the end of two innings neither side is ahead, play is to be continued in hour rounds, until one side wins...