Word: discussion
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Davis is to discuss the connection of gorges and waterfalls with glacial drift before the Boston society of Natural History tomorrow evening...
...meeting was held in Holden Chapel last night by the class of '85 to discuss the advisability of having a sophomore class dinner. It was voted that the president should appoint a committee of three to set the time, and place a book at Bartlett's to receive the signatures of those desiring to go. The committee appointed consists of Messrs. Atkinson, Norton and Carpenter...
...beginning his remarks, Mr. Hale stated that he was present as a sort of propitiation for his neglect of the total abstinence question while himself in college. He should not discuss the physiological aspect of the question, but would advise the society, if possible, to publish Prof. James' lecture which was the ablest discussion of this phase of the subject he had ever seen...
...urged that these professors lead the world by the indirect influence they exert over students who are expected to be the direct leaders. But even granting that it is inadvisable for Harvard professors to take an active part in politics, there is no reason why they should not discuss these questions more than they do at present. The present feeling at Harvard seems to be that politics is a question sacred to the family hearth, that must not be touched upon by outsiders. Mingled with this feeling there seems to be a feeling of utter hopelessness, as if politics were...
...hoped that the meeting of the Inter-Collegiate Base-Ball Association, which begins today. will settle satisfactorily the questions which have been agitating the college base-ball world during the past winter. The meeting will have an opportunity to discuss intelligently these questions. The misconceptions which have been so frequent can be explained away, and a chance will be given to talk the matter over sensibly without any foolish considerations of sentiment...