Word: americas
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...glad to notice that in many of the leading colleges of America there is a growing opposition to the introduction of co-education, to the trial of an experiment that has failed, failed most dismally in almost every instance. The American people are so fond of novelty and so anxious to "give everything a fair show," that it seemed for a while as if this feeble fancy would be supplied with enough vitality to force for itself a position from which it would have been difficult, or even impossible to remove it. But the recent sensible and far-sighted conduct...
...Nobody can tell," says the Times, "where the great centre of Anglo-Saxon culture in America shall be found hereafter. It will not be difficult to tell where it might be found, if some strong university amply endowed (as Columbia is) should gather about it available germinating forces-the men who are to be the leaders in future literary movements. This is Columbia's opportunity, and many who wish well for our country are watching to see if the opportunity will be seized and improved...
Word has been received from London by Richard K. Fox that Tug Wilson will start for America the latter part of this month to make the proposed match with John L. Sullivan, the champion pugilist, for the championship of the world. The stakes will be $2500 a side...
John S. Prince of Boston has issued a challenge to any four professional bicycle riders in America to ride a 20-mile race, each of them to ride five miles and Prince to make the whole distance. He has deposited $10 in the hands of the editor of the Bicycling World, who will be stakeholder. Race to be for from $50 to $100 a side...
...outside imposing he has not neglected the convenience and comfort of those who are to use it, so that after the 1st of September, 1883, the Harvard law student will no longer be obliged to point out to the visitor the diminutive Dane Hall as the law school of America's largest university...