Word: account
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...system of government it may adopt, it is responsible to the citizens of Cambridge on the one hand, and to the Corporation of the college on the other; and whatever votes it may pass, votes of prehibition or of "laissez-faire," the town-people will rightly call it to account for nocturnal uproars, and the Corporation will rightly call it to account for damage to college property or to the beauty of the yard. Every member of the faculty shares this responsibility, and I for one, eager as I was to see this vote passed, should be the first...
...should like to add one word on my individual account. What I personally wish we might see growing up here is a complete system of self-government by the students,-the faculty only regulating studies, and having nothing to do with conduct except in altogether unusual emergencies. If there could be but one crime, "behavior disgraceful to the college," and one punishment, expulsion, that would, it seems to me, be the ideal state of things. But it is obvious that such a consummation will have to be reached, if it ever is reached, step by step; and between...
...Shooting Club group, prevented last Thursday on account of rain, has been postponed till Wednesday next at the same place and time...
...game between '86 and '88, postponed on account of yesterday's rain, will be played in the early part of next week...
...Girard College. John C. Green and his residuary legatees gave $1,500,000 to Princeton College. Ezra Cornell gave $1,000,000 to Cornell University. Isaac Rich bequeathed the greater part of his estate, which was appraised at $1,700,000 to Boston University. On account of the great fire and shrinkage in value, and other unfortunate circumstances, the university will realize less than $700,000 from this magniflcent be quest. Amasa Stone gave $600,000 to Adelbert College by direct gift and by bequest. W. W. Corcoran gave $170,000 to Colombian University in money and land. Benjamin Bussey...