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Word: either (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Princeton. And this is the more striking when we reflect that the more evenly are the teams becoming matched, the more distinct does the individuality of the play of each college appear. As yet, however, Yale and Princeton have more in common in their respective games than have either of them with Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot-Ball. | 1/6/1888 | See Source »

...this country, may be true enough, but like the best of everything, there is plenty of room for improvement. Harvard is not a whit behind the age in this respect. The shower-baths, which are of greater necessity and utility than any other thing connected with the gymnasium, are either very badly managed or else there is a flaw in the construction of the pipes bringing in the hot and cold water supply. Every day it takes ten or fifteen minutes to regulate the temperature of the water so as to make it bearable, either the hot water will flow...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/5/1888 | See Source »

...twenty-two, should include two things, namely, mental training and positive knowledge. In this, I think, almost all men are agreed; but as to the proportions of the two and as to their compatibility, men's opinions vary widely. Of one thing, however, we may be sure. If either element of education be neglected in the undergraduate course, it is unlikely that the deficiency will ever be made good. The years immediately following graduation are devoted, in the vast majority of instances, to learning a profession or a business; and these interests should be shared with no others except...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Liberal Education. | 1/4/1888 | See Source »

...bringing out the raw material and developing it. In the Mott Haven team, Yale has been bringing out the strength of the freshman class and has already some good athletes who promise to help bring the cup if Harvard does not arise and work. Nothing comes without work, so either the various teams must commence to practice or the good resolutions of the new year will come to naught...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communications. | 1/4/1888 | See Source »

...distributed in scholarships ranging in sums from $150 to $250 a year; and unlike the ordinary college scholarships, will be given not only to students who have already proved their merit in the college, but also to freshmen, or persons who have been admitted to advanced standing either with or without examination. Owing to the increased amount of material essential to a fully detailed report of all the affairs connected with the University, the present catalogue is considerably larger than that of a year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Review of University Catalogue. | 1/4/1888 | See Source »

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