Word: demands
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Last night Professor Kittredge delivered his last lecture on the early English Gawain Romances. He told first the adventure of Gawain and two companions with the Carl of Carlisle, a huge monster, to whose castle they came one night. The Carl made some rather extravagant demands of his guests and only Gawain was polite enough to comply with them. He was rewarded with a seat at table beside Carl's beautiful wife and daughter. The crowning demand w. s that Gawain should cut of his host's head. With great reluctance he did as requested, and there sprang...
...Does the safety of the United States demand an immediate increase of the Navy...
...doing its best in practice to make this improvement. The least that Harvard can do for these men who are working so hard for it is to let them alone and give them room to do their best. Is it too much of a sacrifice to demand of the college that they walk a few steps further in order to help their nine to victory...
...There is a very general demand that the A. B. degree be brought within the reach of more men: Educ. Rev. I, 1-7; Nat. XLIX, 425. - (a). This can be done only by reducing the requirements in time and expense: Atl. Mo., LXVI, 196. - (b). The standard is now too exacting: Pres. Eliot's Rep. 88-89. p. 21; Harv. Mo., XI, 127-137. - (c). Without relief the number of college graduates will diminish...
...remedy for the late age at which Harvard graduates enter professional life lies in better methods in lower schools: Prof. D. Collin Wells in Andover Rev Jan. 1892. - (a). Exeter can demand of applicants of over sixteen years of age, only "some knowledge of arithmetic, writing, spelling and grammar:" Minority Rep. p. 19. - (b). Our primary schools are not sufficiently organized, vide chart in addresses and proceeding of New E. Ass. of Colleges and Prep. Schools, Oct. 16, 1891. - (c). French and German youth pass Americans at the primary and grammar school stage: Ibid...