Word: checking
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Advocate presents a new number, rather above the average in interest. Under "The Week," Harvard's athletic outlook is discussed. The writer takes a gloomy view of the coming season, and calls upon the college to check the successive defeats of recent years by more earnest and general co-operation. For "men must work individually to induce promising fellows to become candidates for the various teams; men must themselves discuss athletic questions," more thoroughly, so as to let athletic men feel "that they are the representatives of a compact body of men" who are "determined to win." The next topic...
...High license with local option has proved the best check on the evils of the liquor traffic-Nation, 42, 52; e. q. (1) in Illinois-45, 363; (2) in Minnesota; (3) in Ohio; (4) in Missouri; (5) in Nebraska-Nation. 46, 25; (6) in Pennsylvania-Nation, 46, 83; (7) in Michigan-Nation, 46, 127; Nation...
...literary pursuits. In the choice of a broad course, the subjects should not be those alone in which the scientific method deals with one class of facts alone, as those of natural or physical science, of history, of political economy, but with many of these. And, as a check on the possible dangers of the scientific method as applied to these, there should be pursued, at the same time, the other studies mentioned...
...have heard many complaints in regard to this exclusion of tardy students from the lecture room, but we believe that the action of the professors is perfectly justifiable. Something surely was needed to check the habit which was growing so troublesome to professors and students alike and probably no better means could have been found than that which notify the student that if he desires the benefit of a lecturer, he must be courteous enough to be present when the lecture begins. The rule has succeeded when it has been tried. We are glad that so serious an evil...
HARVARD ASSEMBLIES. Those having invitations may get their tickets at 32 Beck Hall Dec. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, between 1.30 and 2 p. m., or upon receipt of subscription by check or P. O. order. Positively no person will be admitted without presenting a ticket at the door...