Word: aid
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...editorial column the Monthly has has touched upon an important point, the recognition of scholarship at Harvard. As matters stand now there is very little incentive to high scholarship outside of pecuniary aid. There are, to be sure, the degrees with distinction, but just who holds them is only known to those "who look on the back of their Commencement program or who take the trouble to look in the newspapers the next morning. Some recognition more marked than this is needed. At the presentation of degrees on Commencement Day it is impossible, of course, to call up each...
...seem the best. The one about the Dean's smile is delightful, and we should. like to meet the young lady who was not surprised at an oath. The editorials are on the whole, clear and perspicuous, though it seems as if the Advocate's scheme for assigning College "Aid" might lead to a still further development of "swiping" as a device for obtaining high marks...
...professional studies at an earlier age. This is one way of bringing about the same result as that advocated by the supporters of the three years' course. If the object is to allow men to prepare for professional work at an early age, the proposed changes will aid largely towards this end. The other result of the proposed change would be that the pupil would enter college at the same age as now, but prepared in more advanced subjects. This system has the advantage of presenting college life to a man when he is mature enough to appreciate...
...expect to see the society shake off at once the stupor into which it unfortunately fell, but we do think that sufficient energy on the part of the few has been shown to encourage them in their efforts and to ask all Episcopalians in college generously to tend their aid...
...interest, the meetings of which would be occasions of general discussions where the speaker would be recognized by the rest of the college as holding a place of some distinction. With two such men as Mr. Hayes and Dr. Curry who are always ready to give men advice and aid, oratory ought to have a better position at Harvard than it now holds...