Word: considerations
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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I do not agree with you when you assert that these contrivances necessarily bring out the pluck and endurance of a crew, although they may so do. However subtly a rowing-weight may be constructed, it can never be the counterpart of boat and oar. I therefore wished to suggest...
- At a meeting of New York college presidents, a committee was appointed "to consider and report upon any methods of strengthening the position and enlarging the influence of the colleges of the State" There is to be a meeting of college presidents and professors at Rochester some time during the...
THE petition sent to the Corporation, asking for a spring vacation, has not yet been heard from. It seems that the Faculty ask only for the whole of Fast Day week, - a week at present partly broken up, - which is certainly a very modest request. But there is some fear...
...exhibited by the marks given by instructors, is imperceptible, either for good or evil. And without laying too much stress upon the fact that in the lower part of the class, where abuses are most likely to occur, it is found to be consistent with a considerable gain in percentage in the Senior year, it may at any rate be fairly concluded that the facts do not show that the interests of the less diligent class of students are sacrificed. If our further experience should confirm these negative conclusions, we should only have to consider how we may best...
THE number and variety of the subscription lists passed around lately is truly appalling. Now it is drums, next the visit of the foot-ball team to Canada, then the boat-club, and so on, until we are forced to cry out with the poet, "How long, O Lord, how...