Word: cleared
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...most important event of the last month in college life at Princeton was the joint debate with Harvard held on March 27th. Great interest was manifested in it both by the students and faculty, and it was clearly shown that the interest in literary contests is not inferior to that of athletics. A very large audience was present, and close attention was paid to the speakers, who were frequently applauded. While the result was not what Princeton had hoped for, every one who heard the debate was satisfied that the decision of the judges was eminently just. The arguments advanced...
...these only three had been credited with courses at the entrance examinations. The figures are evidence that the opportunity which the Faculty allows through the elective system for doing more than the required amount of work, is being widely recognized as advantageous. Moreover, they make it clear that the requirement of eighteen courses for the degree, can without too great difficulty, be fulfilled in three years by men of ability especially if they anticipate college work on admission...
...between the universities and was rowed over the regular course, from Putney to Mortlake, four and a half miles. There was the usual immense crowd along the Thames to see the race, and the river was crowded with all kinds of craft, but the arrangements for keeping the course clear were perfect...
...main purposes of college life. They have great confidence in the judgment and sportsmanlike spirit of Dr. Brooks and his associates and it is, therefore, their unanimous opinion that it is worth while to make an earnest, determined effort to free the game from its objectionable features with a clear understanding that, if the experiment is not distinctly successful, all further attempts to save the game at Harvard shall be abandoned...
...hero of the play who acts and keeps you in suspense. He is the one unhappy soul hurried along by the fates and he only acts when he must. In each of the other three plays the hero is the chief actor and is a man of clear and vigorous thought...