Word: americans
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Bryce's "American Commonwealth," 2 vols...
...annual meeting of the American Base Ball Association, for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year and adopting rules and a schedule for the coming season, was held at the Parker House, Boston, last Friday evening. All the colleges holding membership in the association sent delegates. Williams was represented by A. F. Clark, manager and captain, and W. H. Cleninshaw; Dartmouth by C. E. Moulton, manager, D. P. Jones, captain, and George Stavers; Amherst, by H. C. Bemis, manager, Richard Belcher, captain, and H. L. Wilkinson; Trinity, by F. F. Kramer, manager...
...Boston Post of February 9 contains an interesting editorial on the effect of the gradual raising of the requirements for admission which has taken place in recent years at the leading American colleges, notably at Harvard. We quote the most suggestive paragraphs...
...schools and leave her hanging to the stars. If the professional schools are to be satisfied by any action which the colleges can take, it is the senior year which must be sacrificed. After all, a Harvard junior is supposed to be fully as well equipped as the average American bachelor of arts, and by conferring the degree of A. B. on the present juniors, Harvard would not bind herself to give the A. M. for anything less than her present requirements. If money is an object, there seems to be no valid reason why Harvard should not create...
...English pooling is no precedent for American pooling.- Hadley, Railroad Transportation...