Word: according
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...pressure of that description been brought to bear upon them. Although the meeting yesterday was an executive one, it was understood that none of the trustees opposed the resolutions by virtue of which the great institution was thrown open to women. Not only did the trustees freely accord this right to women, but they also conferred on one of that sex an honorary degree. The woman who received this mark of distinction is Miss Winifred Edgerton. She has for some time been studying in the Columbia Observatory. Her examinations showed that she had performed some really meritorious scientific work...
...beginning of the recover. He tries to come forward quickly and rather overdoes It, getting a sort of a jump. He works too hard. Bow does not row his elbows into his sides well. He has many of the characteristics of a single sculler which are not exactly in accord with the traditions of an eight-oar, such as keeping his back bent and other details. Bartol, the first substitute, pulls a ragged and uneven stroke. He does not sit up well to his work, but sags and lets his stomach cave in. He rows hard but does not utilize...
...needful to discuss the uselessness of making a certain class of students go to a service, which does not accord with their honest religious views. Leaving this idea out of the question, daily public prayers might do great good to many. Under right conditions such a service may raise our standard of thinking and living. It may be made to turn our thoughts, from the almost unavoidable sordidness around us, to the higher, and finer things of life. That the so-called daily prayers at Harvard fail in this purpose, is too true. They stimulate few or none toward better...
...general discussion ensued of the various systems, the tendency being to favor a system of ranking by general classes. The great objection to such a plan was shown to be in the award of scholarships. A resolution expressive of dissatisfaction with the present was tabled, although manifestly in accord with the prevailing opinion. No conclusion was reached, and the meeting adjourned until...
...essay on "Marlowe and His Times" shows familiarity with subject. Mr. Norton has also presented it in an attractive diction. His philosophy may be attacked, but his style is fully in accord with the high ideal of the editors of the Monthly...