Word: clearing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...students in order that the authority which they may exercise shall be undisputed. If the conference committee had accepted the power of supervision granted them by the faculty, they would undoubtedly have been supported in their efforts by the students at large. But we must praise the clear-sightedness of the members, which enabled them to see how much more satisfactory to all concerned, would be a body chosen by the students in a mass-meeting, for the special purpose of yard-regulation...
...limitation of study, some branches more than others will be applicable to us individually To find out which these are is only possible by a close study of our own needs, and by consulting those who thoroughly know what our peculiar needs and conditions are. We should steer clear of all petty influences, such as the consideration that our friends are going to take such and such courses, or the more childish one that such a course will demand little work from us, and make our choice of electives for the coming year like rational men who have some high...
...American Commonwealth series, is a work by one of our most energetic and capable instructors, Dr. Royce, which has never received due notice in our columns. We refer to his book entitled "California," a careful account of the author's mother state, which gives in short space a very clear and adequate idea of the history of California during the most interesting period of its growth, the years from 1846 to 1856. Dr. Royce first gives an outline of the earlier history of the state, and then tells of the American as its conqueror, and how his conquest was completed...
...series on Health and Strength will be delivered in Sever 11. These lectures, which have been given weekly throughout the winter and spring, have been valuable ones in their field. The lecturer has succeeded in dealing with scientific and occult questions in a manner that has been clear and unpedantic, yet withal accurate and scholarly. To many of us these lectures have been of great practical usefulness. The harmful effects which are produced by ignorance, and a lack of proper care for our physical well-being have been put before our eyes so forcibly that there can be no doubt...
Sunday dawned bright and clear. In the morning the Cambridge delegation indulged in walking, and in the afternoon took drives through the surrounding country...