Word: doubting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Page, in his letters to the Nation, has brought to light statistics that are very gratifying to Harvard. No doubt, to a great extent, the story that they seem to tell is true, but, on the other hand, Harvard men must not be carried away by facts that have to do only with outward growth. Unless there has been an inward growth in some degree commensurate, it would be more than folly to pride ourselves on appearances. We do not call attention to this possible fallacy with the intention of asserting that there is foundation for it in Harvard...
...disturbances, such as the painting of the John Harvard statue. The writer thinks that in this way the responsibility and odium for giving information could be taken from one man and laid upon many, while the management of the matter would still be in the hands of undergraduates. Without doubt such a plan has advantages and disadvantages, which actual experiment only can determine and balance. Meanwhile we should like some expression of opinion from those who are not on the papers...
...crew, yet they went to work with a will, and, as everyone must remember, defeated eighty-five in a very close and exciting race last spring; the other two classes not being in the race at all owing to accidents, though the result would without doubt have been the same in any case. This year they have been still further crippled by the loss of two more men, Russel and Remington; but in spite of this they have gone to work in a most praiseworthy manner, getting out all their powerful men, and straining every nerve to put a crew...
...early yet to make any prediction as to the make up of the crew, but without doubt the men composing it will be very strong oarsmen. It is, of course, a great drawback that these men have had little or no experience on the water, but still, with the assistance of a good coach, the Yale crew promises to be as strong this year as it has ever been...
...might be, the great question is, whether Harvard was too hasty in making her latest move. Will not the radical reform which President Eliot has introduced force the standard of short work to be raised in a shorter time than a more conservative policy could. There can be no doubt that the requirements for entrance must be raised tremendously in order to effect any radical reform in the teaching given in our schools. There is much misapprehension relative to the average ages for entering a university in America and Germany. Many people seem to think that the average is much...