Word: cannot
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...what does this advantage arise from? Either from his superior learning or his narrow means. It must be the latter. It cannot be his superior learning, for since competition is not free, how do we know that the learning is superior? Any method of assigning scholarships except according to scholarly merit cannot fail of being demoralizing in proportion as the assignment is influenced by a regard for the circumstances of the applicant. It may be said that a change in the present system would have no different result, that the same men would take the scholarships as take them...
...taught to emulate the Father of his Country, and an especially good opportunity to do so was given yesterday. As he was in the habit of cutting apple-trees, we might have cut examinations, and when requested by the Dean to show cause, the answer would be ready, - "I cannot tell a lie, I was sick...
...target at which he shot his blunt arrows; now it is the non-attendance of students at the lectures of the Rev. Joseph Cook. If it were only Mr. Cook and his lectures to which he wished to call our attention, he might be excused; but our agitator cannot do this without impeaching Harvard College of snubbing a genius, Cambridge of "Miss Nancyism," the Nation of making mistakes (!), and himself of ignorance...
...Weld and Holworthy, who have no such conflicting duty, still find their ease too precious to be intrenched upon by anything so disagreeable as that work at the Gymnasium which their position requires of them. These gentlemen should feel that, as captains of their clubs, they accept responsibilities which cannot be disregarded. The captain of Matthews has tardily placed a book at the Gymnasium for his candidates; yet this, though a beginning, is a most feeble one, and needs to be vigorously followed up. It is useless to propose plans to change or replace the club system. We intend showing...
...cannot tell thee...