Word: commonness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...that the men themselves do not take one of the remedies into their own hands, and open some windows. A class will sit through a recitation with every window tight shut, will grow drowsier every minute the air grows worse, and yet no one will have the common sense to open two windows a few inches at the top, and set some good air circulating. Much has been said, and wisely too, about the sanitary necessity of pure air. There is another side of the question which may Perhaps appeal more directly to the men themselves. Close air makes...
...Camberlain lectured in Sever Hall last night on the "Song-birds of New England." He said: Nearly all of our common birds are included in the division of Oscines or singers. Oscines stand at the head of the classified list of birds as naturalists have decided that they are the most perfectly organized physiologically. We have about 350 species of birds in New England, which may be divided into five classes; first, those that remain with us all the time; second, those that come to us from the south in summer; third, those that come from the north in autumn...
...question the possibility of securing a stable body of extension teachers." In regard to the first ground for doubt Professor Palmer says that the conditions of population and of popular education are not the same here as in England. There the universities exist only for a class, and the common people are unable to get their advantages, while here the colleges are organized by the people and for the people. The compactness of the country of England also affords great advantages to the extension movement there which it would not have here. As to the practical doubts of the permanency...
June 2. - Mr. H. H. Norton '92. Common Sense in Religion...
...probably not wise to go very far at present. The change would be too great. Reforms must be brought about gradually. Nevertheless, some changes should be made now. The mayor should be given absolute direction of appointments and approvals and the executive department of the government The common council should devote itself to legislative purposes only. But no change will bring about the millenium and until then, no government can work perfectly...