Word: bestirring
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...time has come for the college to bestir itself and settle this question-not in some hastily-called meeting, but with deliberation and thought. Do not let us drift into a dual league through mere inertia. It cannot but have a bad effect on the country at large. Statistics show that our prestige is waning; it is a serious moment for us, a time to throw off our indifference and meet the question squarely...