Word: establish
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...gratifying to notice that the attempt to establish a thoroughly representative debating society at Harvard is receiving the hearty encouragement of certain members of the Faculty. The Harvard Union is fortunate in having Professor Shaler to preside at the coming debate. The committee of judges to select the best twelve speakers will be composed largely of faculty members and that a perfectly fair decision will be given goes without saying. The members of the old Union interested in the reorganization of the society have gone about their work with good judgment and commendable fairness. There is every reason to believe...
...been very successful, financially and otherwise. But owing to the general feeling that it was not really a college institution but only a private enterprise, little interest has been taken by the students in its welfare. It is hoped that putting it in the hands of the students will establish it on a firmer foundation and raise it to a level of the best college papers...
...Delta Theta fraternity has granted a character for Princeton College. This will be the first chapter of any fraternity to establish there...
...endowment of $66,000 has been made to the university of Virginia to establish a chair of English literature...
...question of the practicability of a college course in journalism has been lately taken up by several colleges and discussed at some length. It is not a new question; it has been considered before, but no college has undertaken to establish such a course till the University of Chicago offered one this fall which was not only "to study and practise the art of journalism," but also "periodical literature, literary editorship and book making." This course has been called delusive, not only because of its probable impracticability but also because too much seems to be attempted in the short session...