Word: clearing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...hope I have made my position clear. I do not condemn Harvard's social system. On the contrary I think it most excellent. But I do condemn that pernicious, though temporary, outgrowth of it-snobbery...
...freshman class, provided anyone shall have shown himself proficient enough for the position. There is no reason why any one shall hold back from a feeling that he is unable to select any subject on which to write. The main requisite is for a man to write good, clear, forcible English; the rest will come with practice. As we have said before, editorials, front-page articles on athletics, or sujects of interest to the college, are what we want. And, above all, if the first attempts are not published, that is no reason to feel discouraged. During the winter...
...seems clear that athletics are likely to remain an important element in the education, etc., of our universities. This or that branch of contest may be modified or even abandoned. Foot-ball may be so qualified that in no possible event can personal in jury to an opponent be made an advantage. It may even be decided that the boat races are on the whole too expensive-offering no opportunity for pecuniary return from the spectators-and too exacting of the crew, by their over-long course of training, and by excluding them from the festivities and graduation events...
...Walker possesses the elements of a good textbook. Except to the most devoted, Mill becomes tedious through his many details, besides being antiquated in several points. For the students of Political Economy I, therefore, Prof. Laughlin's books will be a great aid. They will find there, stated in clear and forcible language, Mr. Mill's conclusions and the reasoning upon which they are based, together with the various modifications found necessary in recent years. These principles will be fixed in their minds by a careful study of the practical portion, Part II, and furthermore, they will gain a knowledge...
...highest sense of physical perfection which it is probably ever allowed the mortal frame to know; for the development of manliness in the sense of stubborn and strenuous effort; for wholesome and innocent use of the fire and sinew of youth, in the fresh air, under the clear sky of heaven; animated by loyal purpose, and sparing no passing pang for the furtherance of a desired object-there is nothing in the whole range of manly training which can equal it, the ends it accomplishes or the methods of reaching them. We have not yet any too much enthusiasm over...