Word: allowing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...years those now in college will be at just the right age for this work, and their influence, if they are properly instructed now, will be immense. Moreover, these young men at New York, of whom several were graduates of Harvard, showed plenty of good sense and did not allow themselves to be carried away by their enthusiasm. This all shows that the objections to young men in politics are of no account. In fact it is only the managers of the "machine" who make any objection. All others ought to be interested to bring this element forward...
...Princetonian calls for reform in the manner of examinations. Instead of having examinations come on successive days it thinks it better to allow a few days to intervene between the examinations in each study...
...hearing this news, King Hildebrand is highly wroth, and is about to declare war on the Princess and bring her by force, but is persuaded by Prince Hilarion and his two friends Cyril and Florian to allow them to go to the castle and attempt to turn the Princess from her stern resolve. The king not only gives his consent but agrees to go with them, and the four set out to capture Castle Adamant by cunning. The next act is at Castle Adamant, and after several vain attempts to enter the castle the four wanderers dress themselves...
...student should allow the years of his college life to pass without an increase of manly physical vigor. He should graduate, proud of his physique as well as of his mental attainments. His future success depends upon both these factors, and only narrowness of mind or of training is shown in the neglect of either. Whoever thinks to magnify his intellect by neglecting or belittling his body, is as wise as he who expects fruit without vines...
...work for the sophomores and freshmen, and has proved itself both successful and beneficial. That some such plan here would lead to good results cannot be doubted. With our large gymnasium such a plan is practicable here, if anywhere. The large number of men in each class would only allow of this system being practised upon the freshman class. There it would do the most good. All freshmen would become thoroughly intimate with the advantages of the gymnasium and a desire of continuing the good work thus inaugurated would lead more than at present to follow it up throughout their...