Word: conflict
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...American colleges is the system of secret societies. In fact in some colleges the system has grown to such an extent and the society question has become such a paramount one, that it engrosses a large part of the student's life, and enlists him in a mighty conflict for the supremacy of his society. The rivalry between the Greek letter societies in some of our smaller colleges is so great that neighboring cities are often visited by enthusiastic society men, and a canvass made of the incoming freshmen, who are then cajoled, entertained, and entreated to join the society...
...That the administrative duties of the various bodies, the trustees, the faculty and the president, are not strictly defined. That in most cases. "mutual courtesy and consideration are the only bond of union,- a system which works well in time of peace, but is not adapted to times of conflict...
...publicly that the Facultas had authority in the premises, and that an omen, presumably sent by Custom, a tutelary god of the Harvardians, had been interpreted as signifying the downfall of the city, if such a timehonored statute were repealed. Of the events that followed, there are many and conflicting accounts. Some say, that an amicable compromise was effected; others, among them Crimsonius, a well-known historian of that time, relate that upon the Facultas refusing to accede to the Board's demands, two partisan factions arose, and to such a pitch of animosity were they driven, that in umpty...
...different athletic organizations are perfecting arrangements whereby Jarvis and Holmes can be used without conflict. The results will be published in a few days...
...same hour. I have come to Harvard to obtain the utmost benefit possible from its resources, not only in the regular elective work, but also in the extraneous lectures and seminars,- hence it naturally annoys me to be debarred from attending any such exercise because of a conflict with some other exercise at which I am equally desirous of being present...