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Word: conforming (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...intention of the management to do hard work the remainder of the training season, and whoever intends at any time to present himself as a candidates must do so immediately and be ready to conform to anything which may be required of him. Our attention thus far has been directed toward the nine alone, but we do not forget that every class is, in part, responsible for its athletic teams, and a repetition of the disgraceful condition of its finances, in which the freshman foot-ball team found itself, would hardly be endured by the rest of the college...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Freshman Nine. | 2/14/1888 | See Source »

...their successes; and if anything in the method of conducting the sport seems undesirable, let it appeal to the athletic men-as man to man-to have it remedied." That is the true solution; and, as Mr. Wendell says, nothing "can ever be gained by making an intelligent man conform to rules with which he does not agree!" The writer then deplores the use of the word "professionalism" as applied to dishonest practices, and holds that the faculty is unwise in forbidding all practice with professionals (in the proper sense of the word). We have in college a so-called...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Harvard Monthly. | 12/8/1887 | See Source »

...order to assist the Committee, all Students are requested to conform strictly to the above arrangements...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Calendar. | 6/18/1887 | See Source »

...proposal of inadmissible topics, may seriously interfere with the success of the student in question. Owing to the shortness of the time, and the number of persons concerned, the instructors cannot undertake to correct any mistakes as to these matters. Especial care should therefore be taken to conform to the foregoing rules...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Calendar. | 6/18/1887 | See Source »

...proposal of inadmissible topics, may seriously interfere with the success of the student in question. Owing to the shortness of the time, and the number of persons concerned, the instructors cannot undertake to correct any mistakes as to these matters. Especial care should therefore be taken to conform to the foregoing rules...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Calendar. | 6/11/1887 | See Source »

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