Word: bring
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...managers of the new general training table for our athletic teams, have asked us to bring before the students one need which the association itself has been unable to meet. The association has spent so much money on utensils and the necessary outfit for the establishment, that it cannot afford to fit up the dining-rooms of the teams with more than the most ordinary comforts. It therefore asks the students, and especially the graduating class, to contribute articles which will make the rooms more pleasant. Pictures, rugs or any articles of a like nature will be gratefully received. Though...
...touch of the weird and fantastic German folk-lore. The first page of the story reminds one of Hawthorne's "Ethan Brand." While the scene of the tale is faid in New England, the names of the characters, the incidents and peculiarities of treatment are entirely German, and bring to the mind's eye the "Black Forest" of Germany and the folk-tales which are its inheritance. Though the ending is almost too abrupt, the story on the whole is distinguished by a charming simplicity of style...
...that the success of the Prospect Progressive Union has become assured the committee desires to bring before the University another phase which the work ought to take. The fundamental idea has been from the first that of a true university settlement. With eight or ten college men occupying rooms in the Prospect House the undertaking must gain greatly in influence and permanence. The rooms are large and pleasant, lighted by electricity and heated by steam. The rental compares favorably with that of the cheaper rooms in the college dormitories and the rooms may be occupied by two students. The Prospect...
...proposed change, and is partly a reply to Professor James' article in the January Monthly upholding the new plan. Both sides, both the majority and minority of the faculty, are anxious that Harvard's friends shall understand and discuss the matter thoroughly, and they are taking every means to bring to them this knowledge. They want them to understand the real spirit which underlies the opinions on both sides...
...lower standard and easier requirements are necessary to make more men attend college, why have the colleges who grant degrees easiest flourished least? third, that our country is capable of indefinite development. Why cut down the standard already successfully reached? fourth, that a fourth year is frequently necessary to bring out a man's best work; fifth, that the change would break up the traditions and systems under which American colleges, and especially Harvard, have so flourished; sixth, that the new plan tempts men to do elementary and limited work, so as just to pass the required examinations...