Word: deeming
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...walks of the most classical education should be separated by any space or distance from the ways that lead to public place. Surely the splendid destiny which awaits patriotic effort in behalf of our country will be the sooner reached when the men of education and our best thinkers, deem it a duty of citizenship to actively and practically engage in public affairs. (Applause.) The disinclination of our best men of education to mingle in political matters, thus consequently leaving all political activity in the hands of those who have but little respect for the student and the scholar...
...position. We regret that few women have our keen appreciation of the fine points of the so-called manly art. Strange to say, those who have not been trained to recognize the purely artistic and gentlemanly side of such a contest, are, in their ignorance, very likely to deem it merely a brutal pounding match. And, however unfortunate this condition of things may be, yet it must be acknowledged that in the present unperfect state of our civilization, the higher education of women has not yet in this regard been carried as far as that of men. So though...
Resolved, That the members of the Conference Committee deem the marking system, now in use at Harvard, unsuited to the elective system, and that they strongly recommend a change...
...Lathrop. The additional employment of a special instructor in boxing is thus unnecessary for purposes of general exercise, and would simply establish a precedent for the employment of a host of instructors in similar specialties. Aside from the principle involved we would discourage the petition, as we deem the man, in whose interest in part the petition is circulated, unfitted for such official connection with Harvard University...
...that in his personal opinion there was no possible chance of our playing any inter-collegiate games this year; but he also said that if the game as played this year by the other colleges proved satisfactory, there was every chance of our playing next year; therefore the management deem it advisable that the game should be kept up through class games, which will be arranged later. A delegate has gone to New York to endeavor to secure Harvard's position in the league for another year...