Word: comparison
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...tests have anything about them which is connected with education, physical or mental. Yet they are being made with a view to making clear the relation of physical training to the development of quick and accurate motions and of well balanced bodies. The idea is to find out by comparison what sorts of exercise demand as a pre-requisite the most accurate mental aim and the quickest motor response and also what sorts of exercise develope these to the greatest degree. If the tests made show that with tennis, fencing, boxing and football there go varying degrees of quickness...
...comparison of the constitutions of America and Great Britan, he expressed great admiration for the former because of the protection which it afforded to the property holder. Parliament has the power to deprive a man of his property and there is no appeal; but in America such is not the case, since, if ever property be taken in consideration of the public good, the owner is fully recompensed. The American constitution developes lawyers of a higher standard because it enables them to take advantage of any defect which they may find in the law, a privilege which is denied...
This is an intercollegiate affair and is very important. It is practically the only method of determining the comparative developement in a scholarly way in the two Universities. Of course this is but one branch of scholarly work, but as it is the only means of comparison it is of considerable moment. Every man who ever has spoken or thinks he can speak should feel it his duty to come out. Harvard won twice last year, and ought to win again. As the debaters of last year will none of them compete, there will be three entirely new men chosen...
...Persian and Jew," by John Rathbone Oliver follows "The Latin Play." It is an exposition of Omar Khayyam's theory of existence as shown in his great poem, the "Rubaiyat"; and the author draws attention to the errors in this doctrine by comparison with that of Isaiah, whom we may regard as the antithesis of Omar in ethical teaching. The article is very well written...
...having bulletin bards placed in the gymnasium. The names of the victors in the gymnastic contests will be posted on them and will remain until a new name goes on, in which case the first winner will still have the privilege of leaving his name and record for comparison...