Word: accounting
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...LAUGHLIN will have the principal charge of Philosophy 6 the coming year on account of the ill-health of Professor Dunbar...
...book; to speak fully of its merits would require much more space. As has already been said, it is remarkable for the vivid, and, on the whole, correct idea which it gives us of Harvard men and Harvard life. Some of the scenes are particularly well drawn, - the account of the foot-ball match, for instance, that of the boat-race, and the description of Class Day. The tone of the book is thoroughly good and manly, always excepting the love-scenes, which give little pleasure and excite still less sympathy...
...boarders are detained by baseball matches or rowing till after the hour, and to such the proposed change would be of great advantage, while apparently it would inconvenience none. The hour of all the club tables is six, and undoubtedly many prefer clubs to Memorial Hall largely on this account. It may be urged that those who like can come at six, but the dinner which the late-comer gets is not one which tempts a repetition of the tardiness...
...mistaken; in my classical elective we at once began a systematic omission of everything which could be twisted into a broad allusion. Of course, it is not desirable to read a passage which is merely indecent; but to omit one simply on account of a word which is not used in society, is certainly straining the point a little. It is like the use of "limb" for "leg," "retire" for "go to bed," and other similar absurdities, and reminds me of Moliere's prude, who had the bare limbs in pictures carefully covered...
...gentlemen subscribe handsome medals or cups, they do so to induce men who do not train for the honor or love of athletics, to train sufficiently at least to make our time creditable and respectable. Were we to criticise the gentlemen at all, it would be rather on account of the generous allowance of time made in most cases...