Word: almost
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...their cosmical relations the soul spark almost quenched...
...heaven-piercing shaft, almost divine...
...have attempted to present some of their most interesting features to the readers of the Crimson, hoping that the difficulty of the task of condensation has not obliged me to do injustice to the ability and experience which are displayed in these reports. The condition of the University in almost every department seems to be highly encouraging, and there is a tone of energy and hopefulness in these reports which ought to increase our respect for the government of our Alma Mater...
...higher. The tendency of the increase of the requisitions for admission to raise the age is counteracted by improved methods in preparatory schools and by the division of the examination. A very interesting table is given of the variety of occupations of the fathers of students, showing that almost every class of society is represented, and that the greater part of the students are neither very rich nor very poor, - the proportions of the poor and of the rich, both small, being about equal. It is also shown that high education is hereditary in this country, as in all others...
...Dean of the Law School shows that in 1872, the first year in which an examination on the studies of the first year was required of candidates for a degree, nineteen passed, while in 1875 almost three times that number were successful. The total amount of the funds of the University, August 31, 1875, was $3,139,217.99 showing a total increase during the year...