Word: builds
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...movement is on foot at Amherst to build a house for the Young Men's Christian Association...
...does not like his gun when he is in the woods and out of the reach of civilization, it is essential that great care should be exercised in its purchase. Safety, strength, accuracy, penetration, and a flat trajectory are points which must be carefully observed, as well as the build of the gun with reference to that of the purchaser. The section o' the country which he intends to visit and the kind of game to be found there, are also to be considered. There is a large variety of rifles, but as yet not one has been produced which...
...diploma and degree, but the best liberal education that she can afford us. We cannot afford to graduate with the thought that our education is complete. It is only begun. What does "Commencement" mean? We, at best, only can lay at college a respectable foundation upon which to build in after years. Neither specializing nor superficiality will accomplish this. A good, sound, sensible basis upon which we can rely in after life will prove of the greatest advantage...
...would meet the men half-way, and say, you're bound to have your fun and we understand very well why, on such occasions, you want to have a good time. Now all we ask of you, is to have your good time as much as possible to yourselves; build your bonfires at a safe distance from the buildings; do no wanton destruction to property and, above all else, in consideration of the rights of the citizens, get through early. Let there be no noise after midnight...
...maintained that a student, at the beginning of his sophomore year, is more or less incompetent to decide for himself what may be the best course for him to follow in his study, and that a prescribed curriculum embracing the necessary elements upon which to build a liberal education should be substituted in place of a too freely elective system. We do not consider it our province to answer this argument, but think it well to advise a careful consideration before a final decision is made in the choice of electives for the ensuing year...