Word: characterizing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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The remarks in the above are exceedingly suggestive. There are at least two elements in Harvard life, one corresponding to the mind, the other to the body, Harvard intellectual and Harvard athletic. But for the time at least Harvard athletic has more "fame" than Harvard intellectual; the athletes seem to...
Those whose health was not good suffered chiefly from nervous diseases. It was also found that girls from the country do not make as good a showing as regards health as those who were natives of cities. Although these statistics are looked upon by the advocates of higher education of...
The orchestral work was exceedingly good, very few blemishes being noticed, and those very slight. The Unfinished Symphony, Schubert's most charming work, was played with great fire and passion. Considerable improvement was found in the tone of the oboe over what has been heard before, which contributed not a...
The custom has of late become very popular among various instructors to offer those who take their courses the privilege of deciding whether a mid-year examination shall be held, or hour examinations substituted in its place. It would be impossible to declare positively whether or not the substitution of...
The great bone of contention for partisan newspapers and political orators, the "Fraud of '76," will be discussed at the Harvard Union to-night. The character of the question is such as to draw a large audience, not only on account of the interest always attached to a political debate...