Word: commend
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...cannot too highly praise the plan recently adopted at Yale, the particulars of which we learn from a Western exchange. "Dress suits," it says, "will be discontinued by the ushers at the Yale junior examinations." The plan of wearing dress suits at examinations certainly has little to commend it, and is open to many serious objections. If the wearing of dress suits were confined to "proctors" or ushers at Yale, it might not be so objectionable, but when this practice is carried to such a gross excess as it is at Harvard, it seems high time to cry Halt...
...been placed at Memorial. A large number of signatures have already been obtained, but it is thought best that the many students who, although desirous of signing, have not yet had a chance, should be given an opportunity before the petition is handed in. We cannot too strongly commend the requests contained in this petition, and trust that every student will show his interest by adding his name to the list...
...cannot too heartily commend the petition, which is now being circulated, in favor of enlarging the Political Economy department. The strong interest manifested by the students in this movement shows sufficiently well the feeling which prevails in college, and cannot but have considerable influence with the president and fellows. As concerns the retention of Dr. Laughlin, the petition states clearly the strong regard held by the students towards this instructor, and he appreciation they have for his earnest and successful endeavors in making the study interesting and popular. It would certainly be a loss to Harvard if his services...
...suggestion offered in the Exonian as regards teaching the Exeter crews the proper method of rowing, has certainly much to commend it. The whole objection in the past to aiding the academy boating interests has been that the men there were liable to acquire a bad system of rowing, so that it would afterwards be harder to teach them the Harvard stroke than it would if they had known absolutely nothing about rowing. The Exonian, in mentioning a way for removing this objection, appeals indirectly to Harvard, and its plea deserves to be presented and considered. Three years...
...fair and gentlemanly race, which the diplomatic correspondence of the last two months seems to have endeavored to conceal, at once became evident when the representatives of the colleges met. The evident fairness of the settlement of the question about the method of starting cannot fail to commend it to every one. To start with the sterns of the shells even and to judge by the bows at the finish, would simply make our course about five feet shorter than Harvard's - we do not wonder that they objected. - [Record...